Senior Executive Recruiter

Job Description

Senior Recruiter - Accounting & Finance, Temporary Staffing

About the Role

Madison Davis is looking for an experienced Senior Recruiter to join our Accounting & Finance Temporary Staffing team. This person will focus on recruiting and placing accounting and finance professionals into temporary, contract, and consulting assignments with our clients.

This is a production-focused recruiting role for someone who understands how to move quickly, build strong candidate relationships, manage multiple active searches, and consistently deliver qualified talent against client needs.

Responsibilities

• Recruit Accounting & Finance professionals for temporary, contract, and consulting opportunities
• Manage the full recruiting lifecycle from sourcing and initial outreach through screening, interview coordination, offer management, onboarding, and start
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates across Accounting & Finance skill sets
• Partner closely with Account Managers and Business Development professionals to understand client requirements and prioritize open positions
• Source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, internal databases, referrals, networking, and direct outreach
• Conduct detailed candidate interviews to evaluate technical experience, compensation, availability, career goals, and overall fit
• Present qualified candidates quickly and accurately against active client requirements
• Maintain consistent communication with candidates throughout the interview, placement, and assignment process
• Re-engage existing candidates and build long-term relationships that generate repeat placements and referrals
• Manage a high volume of open positions while maintaining quality and urgency
• Maintain accurate candidate activity, notes, and pipeline information within Salesforce
• Stay current on the Accounting & Finance talent market, including compensation, candidate availability, hiring trends, and competitive activity
• Consistently meet individual recruiting, submission, placement, and gross margin goals

Candidate Profile

• 4+ years of staffing agency recruiting experience, ideally within Accounting & Finance
• Strong experience recruiting for temporary, contract, or consulting positions
• Proven ability to manage a high-volume recruiting desk and multiple active searches simultaneously
• Strong sourcing and candidate-generation skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, metrics-driven staffing environment
• Strong understanding of Accounting & Finance roles and terminology
• Ability to build credibility quickly with candidates at multiple levels
• Highly organized with strong follow-up and attention to detail
• Competitive, motivated, and comfortable being held accountable to production goals
• Experience using an ATS or CRM; Salesforce experience is a plus

Typical Searches

The Senior Recruiter may support searches including:

• Staff and Senior Accountants
• Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
• Financial Analysts
• Senior Financial Analysts
• Accounting Managers
• Controllers
• FP&A professionals
• Payroll professionals
• Internal Audit
• Tax
• Treasury
• Finance and Accounting Consultants
• Project-based Accounting & Finance professionals

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means building a reliable network of Accounting & Finance talent, developing a strong candidate pipeline before positions open, responding quickly when client needs arise, and consistently converting searches into starts and profitable temporary placements.