Finance & Accounting Recruiter — Full-Desk Autonomy

Vaco; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + uncapped commission

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Fertility assistance

Maternity and paternity leave

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an experienced Full-Desk Recruiter/Business Development professional to build and own a book of business in finance and accounting. You will develop relationships with CFOs and senior leaders, identify needs, and drive direct-hire placements across local markets.

You’ll generate new business through strategic prospecting, referrals, and networking, while managing client and candidate relationships from intake through closing.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of successful full-desk recruiting, finance and accounting staffing, executive search, consulting, or solutions-sales experience.
• A demonstrated track record of developing new business, recruiting specialized talent, closing placements, and achieving revenue or gross-margin goals is highly preferred.
• Established relationships within the local business or finance and accounting community.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow relationships with financial leaders, including CFOs and other senior decision-makers.
• Generate new business through strategic prospecting, networking, referrals, social media, market intelligence, and in-person meetings.
• Sell finance and accounting direct-hire solutions within your local market.
• Identify client needs, secure new job orders, lead intake conversations, and establish clear search strategies.
• Source, engage, evaluate, and recruit finance and accounting professionals for direct-hire opportunities.
• Build and maintain pipelines of qualified clients and candidates within a focused market or specialty.
• Present qualified candidates with clear, accurate summaries of their experience, motivation, and fit for each opportunity.
• Manage client and candidate relationships throughout the hiring process, including interview coordination, feedback, offer negotiation, acceptance, and closing.
• Develop and maintain a focused target-account strategy and consistent sales pipeline.
• Expand existing relationships by introducing additional Vaco and Highspring capabilities where appropriate.
• Collaborate across offices, practices, and markets to pursue opportunities, share talent, and serve clients.
• Maintain accurate client, candidate, job, pipeline, and activity information in our ATS and CRM system.
• Achieve individual activity, placement, revenue, and gross-margin objectives.

Skills

Full-desk recruiting

Finance and accounting staffing

Executive search

Solutions-sales

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an experienced Full-Desk Recruiter/Business Development professional to build and own a book of business in finance and accounting. You will develop relationships with CFOs and senior leaders, identify needs, and drive direct-hire placements across local markets.

You’ll generate new business through strategic prospecting, referrals, and networking, while managing client and candidate relationships from intake through closing.