Professional Services
Finance, accounting, legal and HR leadership.
Firms and functions where the balance sheet is the team, and every senior appointment changes what can be sold, delivered and charged for.
Where we specialise
The parts of this market we know.
Finance
Finance leadership inside firms and in advisory practices, from commercial finance through to partner-level corporate finance capability.
- Chief financial officer and finance director
- Commercial finance
- Corporate finance leadership
- Transaction services
Accounting
Practice and service line leadership in accountancy firms, including new office launches and specialist technical capability.
- Audit and assurance leadership
- Tax partners and directors
- Outsourcing and advisory practice leads
- Technical standards
Legal
Partner, practice group and in-house counsel appointments where the client following and the succession picture are assessed alongside technical depth.
- Practice group heads
- Lateral partner hires
- General counsel
- Regulatory and compliance counsel
HR
People leadership for partnerships and people-based businesses, where reward, progression and culture are the operating model rather than a support function.
- Chief people officer and HR director
- Reward and partner remuneration
- Talent and development
- Employee relations
We work beyond these markets where the leadership question fits our experience, particularly in technology, industrials and investor-backed businesses. If your sector is not listed, the first conversation will establish quickly whether we are the right firm for it.
Sector context
In professional services, capability and client relationships travel together. A single appointment can move revenue, culture and succession at the same time, and the internal equity conversation is often the harder part of the process.
Talent challenges
- Partner and practice leadership succession
- Building credible capability in a new service line
- Retaining client relationships through leadership change
- Reward structures that reconcile equity, performance and longevity
Leadership requirements
- Managing partner and practice leadership
- Service line and sector leadership
- Finance, operations and people leadership
- Business development and client leadership
Professional Services
Finance, accounting, legal and HR leadership.
Market dynamics
Senior moves are slow, considered and heavily referenced. Reputation travels faster than any approach, which is why these conversations are held quietly and over months rather than weeks.
Partnership over transaction
Let us talk about the decision ahead.
Tell us about the business question you are considering. We will tell you plainly whether we can help.