Across the world finance professionals are tackling the effects of the pandemic. They are working to understand the immediate implications to society and the economy, whilst looking ahead to the long-term problems that may affect the financial industry. Financial expertise is needed to navigate businesses through the current climate and…...
How Much Industry Experience Does Your New CFO Need?
While exceptions can be made, industry experience matters more for upper-level finance hires than for other hires in an organization. Ask any group of talent acquisition professionals how essential industry experience is when hiring senior to C-level finance talent, and you get responses ranging from “less important than financial expertise”…...
What kind of leader do your finance staffers really need?
As a high-level leader, it can be hard to gauge and determine exactly what your finance team wants and needs from you. When should you give them more attention? When should you pull back? Do they want some gentle handholding or to be pushed harder for greatness? Of course, there…...
Client Service Associate – Alexandria, VA
Our Client is a prominent and rapidly growing Multi-Family Office and Wealth Manager with close to 3B in AUM. Their clients include high net worth individuals, families, institutions, trusts, and foundations. The firm is looking for a Client Service Analyst to join Alexandria office and work closely with their Chief…...
3 must-have CFO skills: Operating finance, strategy and communications
The most sure-fire way for aspiring CFOs to attract the notice of CEOs and boards is to bring a strategic mindset, communicate well and showcase a background in operational finance, recruiters say. The days of rising mostly through corporate accounting ranks are declining and taking that path can even be…...
Millennial Workforce: How to survive in the corporate world?
In today’s era, millennials and Gen Z make most of the workforce in corporate organizations. Born in the 1980s and 1990s, millennials comprise 30 percent of the population and they will represent 75 percent of the global workforce by 2025.workforce, Millennial Workforce An increasing number of corporate organizations are into…...
The Return of the Finance Talent War
Senior executive hiring has returned at an increased pace over pre-pandemic levels in recent months. Pent-up demand, stimulus-induced growth, and less-than-predicted economic damage have many organizations aggressively seeking to bring in new leadership talent. This year is already among the top five years of recruitment activity I have observed in…...
Client Service Analyst – Alexandria, VA
Our Client is a prominent and rapidly growing Multi-Family Office and Wealth Manager with close to 3B in AUM. Their clients include high net worth individuals, families, institutions, trusts, and foundations. The firm is looking for a Client Service Analyst to join Alexandria office and work closely with their Chief…...
The new reality for financial services
Now more than ever, the customer is king, and financial services organisations need to be able to cater to changing demand. Unfortunately, a skills shortage to handle digital transformation has exacerbated the challenge. This is driven by a lack of qualified talent to fill new IT roles, and a millennial…...
How to Improve Employee Retention in Banking and Financial Services in 2021
The banking and finance industry is seeing an influx of new clients. Yet there hasn’t been a surge in qualified staff. This is forcing businesses to compete for key talent. One study found that banks are incurring up to £800 million a year in costs replacing people who leave as…...
Who Should Your First Accounting Hire Be: Controller, Senior Accountant, or CFO?
Congratulations on successfully establishing your business and beginning operations! Now that you’re up and running, you may be considering your first accounting hire. But, how do you know what position to fill first? How can you be confident that your course of action is the right one? At Aronson, we…...
CFO Digital Transformation: Digitalization Involving Finance
CFO Digital Transformation. What is a CFO? And what is its role in the company’s journey to digital transformation? Today’s CFOs also play a leading role in digital transformation. This post will tell you more. What Is A CFO? CFO means “Chief Finance Officer.” It is an executive officer which…...
3 Predictions for Accounting & Finance in 2021
Everything changed in 2020—the way we work, the way we shop, the way we learn, the way we socialize and celebrate, and hopefully, the way we look out for each other. 2020 has challenged us to adapt quickly and rethink everything. And yet, in other areas, 2020 has changed nothing:…...
Investment Operations Associate – Alexandria, VA
Our Client is a prominent and rapidly growing Multi-Family Office/Wealth Manager with close to $3B in AUM. Their clients include high net worth individuals, families, institutions, trusts and foundations. The firm is looking for an Operations Associate to join the Alexandria office and work closely with their Chief Operating Officer…...
Fiduciary Tax Specialist – Wilmington, DE
ISC’s team of Financial Services Recruiters are currently partnering with a prominent Wealth Manager and Multi-Family Office (RIA) with offices throughout the U.S. Their clients include Ultra-High-Net-Worth individuals, families, institutions, trusts and foundations with 200MM and above in investible assets. The firm is looking for a Fiduciary Tax Specialist professional…...
The global pandemic has accelerated the pace of financial services digitization
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly shaken up the financial services industry. Banks have been designated as essential businesses and have for the most part remained open, but the normal way of doing business has disappeared. Bank branches around the world are being forced to cut hours, limit the number of…...
