Executive Recruiter (Finance and Accounting Consulting Staffing Agency)

October 18, 2026
Los Angeles, CA, US
$70,000 – $100,000/yr
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Executive Recruiter, Finance and Accounting Direct Hire

Build Lasting Careers With a Stronger Platform

You know how to identify great talent, build trusted relationships, and guide candidates through important career decisions. At Vaco by Highspring, you will join an empowered, collaborative culture where experienced recruiters are trusted to own their candidate networks and deliver meaningful results.

This is an opportunity for an established recruiter or finance and accounting professional who wants to grow a specialized talent network, partner closely with experienced business development professionals, and connect clients with high-impact accounting and finance talent.

Who We Are

At Vaco by Highspring, we help clients solve business and workforce challenges through the right combination of talent, project support, consulting, and professional services.

  • Inc. 5000: List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies - 17 years in a row
  • Forbes: America's Best Professional Recruiting Firms - 6 years in a row
  • SIA: Best Staffing Firms to Work For - 6 years in a row

What You'll Do

  • Source, engage, evaluate, and recruit finance and accounting professionals for direct-hire opportunities.
  • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified passive and active candidates through networking, referrals, social media, market intelligence, and direct outreach.
  • Conduct candidate interviews to understand experience, career goals, compensation expectations, location preferences, and specialized skill requirements.
  • Partner closely with business development professionals to understand client needs, clarify job requirements, and develop effective recruiting strategies.
  • Present qualified candidates with clear, accurate summaries of their experience, motivation, and fit for each opportunity.
  • Manage candidates throughout the hiring process, including interview preparation, feedback, offers, and job transitions.
  • Develop long-term candidate relationships and maintain regular communication to create repeat and referral opportunities.
  • Collaborate across offices, practices, and markets to share talent and support client delivery.
  • Maintain accurate candidate, job, and activity information in our ATS and CRM system.
  • Achieve individual recruiting, placement, and performance objectives.

What Sets This Opportunity Apart

  • A strong client and sales partnership that allows you to focus on recruiting and candidate relationships.
  • An established brand, broad national capabilities, and access to complementary service offerings.
  • Performance-based earning potential and recognition programs, including a five-star vacation for top performers.
  • Training, professional development, and transparent career-growth opportunities.
  • Flexible PTO, technology support, and comprehensive benefits that include 401(k), health insurance, fertility assistance, maternity and paternity leave, and more.

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What You Bring

  • 2+ years of successful recruiting experience in professional staffing, executive search, or a related field. Relevant accounting, consulting, or financial services experience may be considered.
  • A demonstrated track record of sourcing specialized talent, managing candidate relationships, and successfully closing placements is highly preferred.
  • Strong interviewing, networking, communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to understand finance and accounting roles, assess candidate qualifications, and communicate career opportunities effectively.
  • Bachelor's degree required.

Travel

Occasional local travel and attendance at company events.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Highspring believes that the following salary range reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure to be between the range below. The individual may also be eligible for a variety of bonus and financial incentives based on individual and company performance.

Base Compensation Range

$70,000—$100,000 USD

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [HR@vaco.com](mailto:HR@vaco.com).

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

  • California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
  • Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
  • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
  • Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.