A recent VP of Finance search brought to mind an important hiring lesson that often gets overlooked. The company had just promoted their previous VP internally, and the CFO and I were working closely to fill the open role. After several months of searching, one candidate clearly stood out. He was a CPA (rare in ...
Making the leap from public accounting into an industry finance role is one of the most important career decisions a CPA will face. At Integrated Management Resources, we’ve placed hundreds of accounting and finance professionals across Southern California and have interviewed thousands more. One trend is crystal clear: Demand for CPAs looking to transition out of public accounting has ...
A real-world example of why expert recruiting makes all the difference. The Challenge A fast-growing biotech startup came to us with an urgent request: “We need a VP of Finance with extremely specific biotech experience—and we need them fast.” They had already spent months searching on their own with no results. The role was critical. This wasn’t ...
I had a conversation last week that stuck with me. A CFO is working 70-hour weeks for six months straight—what was meant to be a temporary hold on hiring after a senior accountant left has turned into a disruptive saga. Instead of leading strategy, he's grinding through month-end closes—and quietly job hunting. The company thinks ...
I spoke recently with a CFO at a PE-backed company who shared a candid realization, and I decided to explore the situation more: The equity package they had been granted — the incentive that was supposed to align their success with the company’s — was effectively worthless. Macro conditions had turned. The business wasn’t hitting ...
Introduction: The CFO Who Bought the Dream He was sold a dream. A fast-growth company. Strong financials. A visionary CEO. The numbers, he was told, were solid. The runway was long. All the business needed was a seasoned CFO to take them to the next level. But by Wednesday of his first week, that dream ...
In a landscape increasingly defined by automation, data-driven forecasting, and artificial intelligence, the finance organization chart in 2027 is undergoing a radical transformation. The traditional 15-person close process? Replaced. Manual reconciliation and bloated reporting teams? Streamlined. The future isn’t about eliminating finance—it’s about reshaping it. At Integrated Management, where we specialize in placing top-tier talent ...
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Explore the key differences in the Controller's role at a VC-backed start-up versus a publicly traded company, from responsibilities to challenges.
