Trace Search
Accountancy & Finance Executive Search.
Designed for Partners. Delivered by Partners.
Always delivered by Partners
As Executive Search specialists, we have been servicing the start-up and growth SME market since we founded in 2010.
Designed for growth-focused & investor-backed businesses and delivered by Trace’s Partners, we work closely with Founders, Boards and HR Leadership to source and secure the most critical Senior Finance hires, including CFO’s, Finance Directors, Finance Directors and Interim placements.
With decades of combined experience, and a competitive pricing structure we are proud to work with a range of organisations, from start-up’s through to International businesses.
We tailor our approach to suit your unique business circumstances, and will always be personally delivered by Partners.
Our success stories
We have been delivering senior finance appointments since we launched in 2010.
You will always work with a Partner, who has the finance expertise & sector specific networks to reach the most passive of candidates. It’s this credibility and experience that gives us our competitive advantage.
We have placed 100% of our retained work since we founded, but our no-quibble pricing and guarantees should give you all the comfort you need. We are straightforward to work with and will never fail to deliver a gamechanger for you.
How we can Partner with you
Deep dive into all aspects of the search, to future proof the hire and deliver on the short, medium & long-term plans. Summarised using our discovery visual aids and 3 layers of fit methodology
Discovery
Research, longlisting and insights
Networks & market maps established to identify ‘best in class’ targets, with regular communication and insights shared as we gather feedback
In person or video meetings following our ‘3 layers methodology’. A 1st stage interview conducted on your behalf.
Assessment
Shortlist presentation
Packaged reporting including CV, PFIT, competency assessment summaries and administration.
Nurturing the process, providing feedback and consulting throughout. We can attend onsite interviews to support you.
Delivery
Administration
Offer management, reference documentation and general onboarding support.
Payment terms to suit your business
Scale-Up
For younger business with less than
£15 million in revenue, likely to be founder-led
and bootstrapped or VC-backed and / or fundraising.
With this likely to be your first senior finance appointment and a game-changer for your business, we would engage in a broader search and assessment phase, with a deep-dive diagnostics and consultation.
Getting to know your business and culture, we will hire for your business like it was our own, adopting your work practices into our own, to seamlessly integrate into your world.
Establish Enterprise
A more traditional scenario supporting businesses that have on existing board and finance team with either change or scale-up on the agenda. PE backed or listed with shareholder value to satisfy.
Using our established methods, toolkit and assessment expertise we provide an outstanding search and selection service. We tailor this to suit your business to complement your existing processes. We manage and assess all internal applicants.
EaaS & Interim Solutions
When flexibility, speed or short-term solutions are needed. Whether a full-time or fractional hire, we have experienced Associates who know your industry inside out.
They will be experts in board interaction, supporting funding rounds, exits, capital planning, change and transformation, project management or just brilliant at bridging a gap.
Your delivery team
Andy Lee | Founder
Gemma Smith
Partner – Interim
Gareth Cowan | Founder
