Direct Search Alliance

Direct Search Alliance is a recruitment firm that builds ongoing relationships with working professionals and introduces them to employers. Rather than waiting for applicants, its recruiters approach people already doing well in their industry. It supports both hiring companies and job seekers through the whole search.

What Direct Search Alliance offers

• Finance and accounting search — sourcing chief financial officers, finance and accounting heads, controllers, analysts, accountants, and tax, audit and treasury staff.
• Corporate office search — hiring managers, directors and executives for head offices and new business units.
• Contract and project staff — people to supplement a workforce or cover pressing project needs.
• Candidate targeting — searches of its own database plus target lists of professionals at companies in relevant industries.
• Interview coordination — managing presentations, interview schedules and feedback between both sides.

Who it works with

Employers hiring at professional and executive level, and experienced professionals looking for their next role. Its finance consultants work across industries and account for how accounting differs from sector to sector. The firm also researches pay levels in the market to inform each search.