Finance & Accounting Recruiting for Growth Focused Companies
Finance Leaders Who Bring Clarity, Discipline and Results
Ashton North helps private equity firms, manufacturers, and growth focused companies recruit finance and accounting leaders who strengthen financial visibility, improve performance, and build the structure needed for what comes next.
We look beyond titles and technical qualifications. We identify professionals who have solved similar problems, worked in comparable environments, and delivered results that align with the needs of the business.
Finance & Accounting Leadership Roles We Recruit
Chief Financial Officers
Vice Presidents of Finance and Accounting
Corporate, Regional and Plant Controllers
Directors of Finance and Accounting
Global & Divisional FP&A Leaders
Cost Accounting and Operational Finance Leaders
Accounting and Financial Reporting Leaders
From senior financial leadership to critical plant and operational finance roles, we focus on professionals who can contribute beyond the numbers and make a measurable impact on the business.
We Don't Start with the Job Description.
We Start with What Success Needs to Look Like 12 to 15 Months After the Hire.
What problems need to be solved?
What outcomes matter most to the business?
What experience and industry knowledge will this leader need to deliver those outcomes?
By defining success before the search begins, we can focus on professionals who have faced similar challenges, operated in comparable environments, and demonstrated the ability to deliver meaningful results.
Experience Has to Fit the Environment
The right finance leader is not one size fits all.
The right leader for a manufacturing organization may look very different from the right leader for a private equity backed company, a startup, or a founder led business.
Ashton North recruits finance and accounting professionals who understand the demands of the environments in which they will be expected to perform.
Private Equity Backed Companies
Financial visibility, reporting, value creation, acquisitions, integration, accountability, and performance improvement.
Manufacturing and Operational Businesses
Cost accounting, plant finance, inventory, margins, capital investment, operational performance, and partnership with operations.
Growth and Scaling Companies
Building processes, teams, systems, controls, and financial infrastructure while the organization continues to evolve.
Founder Led and Startup Organizations
Bringing greater structure, discipline, and financial visibility while understanding the culture and entrepreneurial environment that built the company.
More Than Technical Qualifications
Technical expertise is expected.
What often determines long term success is how a leader operates within the organization.
We evaluate the whole professional, including:
Proven Results
What have they actually accomplished, and how closely do those results align with what your business needs?
Relevant Experience
Have they worked in environments with similar complexity, challenges, and expectations?
Industry and Sector Knowledge
Do they understand the operating realities, financial drivers, and business dynamics of your industry?
Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
How do they communicate, make decisions, build trust, influence others, and lead through pressure and change?
Operational Partnership
Can they work effectively with operations, executive leadership, ownership, and other areas of the business?
Direction and Motivation
Does the opportunity align with where they want to go and what motivates them to perform at their best?
Our goal is not simply to identify someone who can perform the responsibilities of the position.
It is to identify the person whose experience, leadership, and capabilities align with where the business needs to go.
Recent Finance & Accounting Searches & Placements
Chief Financial Officer - Austin, TX
Chief Financial Officer - Texas (Remote)
Vice President of Finance & Accounting - Chicago, IL
Controller - Florida
Senior Accounts Receivable Manager - Florida
Senior Cost Accountant - Illinois
Fractional CFO - Wisconsin
Senior Project Controller - New Jersey
Find the Finance Leader Your Business Needs Next
Whether you are replacing a critical leader, preparing for growth, strengthening financial operations, or building the next stage of your organization, Ashton North can help you identify finance and accounting professionals with the experience, industry knowledge, and leadership capabilities needed to achieve the outcomes that matter most.