How to Hire a Finance Director
Harper May specialises in Finance Director recruitment, helping businesses secure experienced financial leadership to support growth, strengthen financial controls and improve reporting accuracy and overall performance.
Hiring a Finance Director is a key step for organisations facing increasing financial complexity, scaling operations or preparing for investment.
The right appointment brings both technical expertise and commercial judgement, ensuring finance supports strategic decision-making at board level, with clear reporting and financial visibility across the business.
Harper May works closely with businesses to identify and secure Finance Directors with the leadership, technical capability and commercial awareness required to make a long-term impact.
Our team works closely with businesses to understand their structure, growth plans and leadership requirements, identifying Finance Directors who can operate effectively within their environment and deliver long-term value.
We recruit across a wide range of sectors including technology, professional services, financial services, consumer businesses and private equity-backed companies.
We focus on senior finance appointments, ensuring candidates have the experience and leadership capability to match each organisation’s needs.
We appoint finance leaders who combine technical strength with commercial awareness, particularly in fast-moving or high-growth environments where financial leadership plays a critical role in improving reporting, forecasting and overall business performance.
Our expertise covers a broad range of senior finance leadership appointments, including:
- Chief Financial Officers
- Finance Directors
- Financial Controllers
- Heads of Finance
We also have deep expertise in sourcing and placing finance leaders across a range of sectors, including:
- Private equity
- Technology
- Financial services
- Property
- Media
- Professional services
We follow a structured approach to deliver successful Finance Director appointments, beginning with talent mapping and defining the brief, followed by targeted candidate search, shortlisting, interview management and offer negotiation.
This ensures our clients are introduced to high-quality candidates with the technical expertise, commercial awareness and leadership capability required to strengthen financial oversight and support business growth.
You can also explore our Finance Recruitment services to see how we support businesses hiring across the finance function.
If your organisation is looking to hire a Finance Director, Harper May’s specialist team can help you identify and secure exceptional financial leadership talent.