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Seattle cfo and finance leadership recruiters

Recruit Finance helps Seattle, Washington employers hire CFOs, finance directors and senior finance leaders. Your next finance leader needs to understand where the business is going as well as where the numbers stand. Find CFOs and finance directors with the leadership, ownership and operating experience your organization needs.

Seattle employers work across aerospace and space, cloud and software, and banking and lending. We build your search around strategic finance, controllership, capital allocation or finance transformation, with experience suited to your business.

Whether you need a permanent hire, contract support or an executive search, our cfo and finance leadership recruiters can help. Tell us about your team and the role you need to fill.

Related financial functions can call for different experience. We also recruit Accounting recruiters in Seattle. We also support CFO and Finance Leadership hiring in Portland.

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Your catalyst for accounting and finance excellence

Recruit Finance is a leading talent acquisition firm specializing in accounting, finance, financial services, and insurance recruitment. Founded in 2015 by former Big Four accountants Sarah Kowalski and Michael Rodriguez, we combine deep industry expertise with advanced analytics to connect top financial talent with premier organizations nationwide. Our specialized teams serve over 500 clients, from Fortune 500 financial institutions to emerging FinTech startups, maintaining an industry-leading 94% placement success rate and 89% first-year retention rate. With dedicated divisions in public accounting, corporate finance, investment banking, wealth management, and insurance services, we deliver precisely matched candidates through our rigorous vetting process and proprietary talent matching technology, ensuring lasting partnerships that drive success for both employers and candidates.

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Industries shaping cfo and finance leadership hiring in Seattle

Each industry calls for a different mix of experience. Explore the employer landscape in Seattle below, then tell us where your next hire needs to contribute.

Aerospace and space

Long development cycles and complex production budgets demand careful financial management. Hire finance professionals who can work with program costs, investment forecasts and operational reporting.

Local and regional employers

  • Boeing
  • Blue Origin
  • SpaceX
  • Safran
Employer sources

greater-seattle.com

Cloud and software

Software businesses need finance teams that can connect revenue, investment and growth. Find professionals with the planning and reporting experience that fits your business model.

Local and regional employers

  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • Meta
Employer sources

greater-seattle.com

Banking and lending

Lending and relationship teams need people who understand the customer, the credit decision and the product. We help you hire banking professionals with experience suited to your portfolio and market.

Local and regional employers

  • Seattle Bank
  • Sound Community Bank
  • WaFd Bank
  • 1st Security Bank of Washington
Employer sources

banks.data.fdic.gov

Seattle cfo and finance leadership salary ranges

Use these local figures as a starting point for your offer. Responsibilities, experience and the full compensation package will shape what it takes to hire.

Seattle cfo and finance leadership salary ranges · Annual wages · USD
RoleLower end of typical payMedianUpper end of typical payMeasure and source
Financial Managers $149,530$185,550$228,360 BLS annual wages, May 2025
About these salary figures

BLS figures cover Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA and show 25th percentile, median and 75th percentile annual wages for May 2025. Related specialties can share a broad occupation category. Wages include commissions and production bonuses; overtime, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefits are excluded.

Financial managers provides broad market context. It is not a CFO compensation survey and does not describe an executive equity package.

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Education and cfo and finance leadership talent in Seattle

Planning an early-career hire? Explore schools with relevant fields of study, then work with us to define the skills and experience your team needs.

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Fields of study include finance.

53 degree awards · 2024–25

About the degree figures

Counts cover bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees awarded from July 2024 through June 2025. They count degree awards, rather than people available to hire. Totals can include other teaching locations and government estimates.

Degree data from the U.S. Department of Education

Recruiting service questions

We help Seattle employers recruit CFOs, finance directors and senior finance leaders. We support permanent hiring, contract staffing and executive search. Tell us what the person will own, who they will work with and what success looks like.

Yes. We can discuss your role, seniority and hiring priorities alongside available salary benchmarks. The offer should reflect the work, required experience and full package, including any incentives, benefits or equity.

Tell us about the role, the experience you need and your compensation range. Include the work location and any travel requirements. We can discuss direct hire, contract staffing or executive search and agree on the next steps for your team.

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