Toronto accounting recruiters
Recruit Finance helps Toronto, Ontario employers hire accountants, controllers and accounting leaders. A strong accounting team keeps the close on track and gives leaders confidence in the numbers. Hire people who bring the right reporting, systems and business experience to your organization.
Toronto employers work across banking and financial services and insurance headquarters. We build your search around financial reporting, month-end close, audit readiness or day-to-day accounting, with experience suited to your business.
Whether you need a permanent hire, contract support or an executive search, our accounting recruiters can help. Tell us about your team and the role you need to fill.
Top firms choose us to find accounting talent
Recruit Finance finds talent across a range of accounting and finance areas in Toronto
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.
Accounting success stories:
What our clients say
We partnered with Recruit Finance to hire a Technical Accounting Manager during a critical time when we were implementing new lease accounting standards. Their team found us a candidate with the perfect mix of public company experience and system implementation knowledge, particularly in BlackLine and Workday. The hire exceeded our expectations, successfully leading our ASC 842 implementation project and training our entire team on the new processes. Their thorough screening process and technical assessment saved our internal team countless hours of interviews with unqualified candidates. We’ve since used them to fill two more senior accounting positions with equal success.
Lisa Rivers, Chief Accounting Officer
Moss Adams LLP
Finding a Senior Tax Manager with partnership experience seemed impossible until we engaged Recruit Finance. They quickly grasped our unique needs in the investment management space and found us someone with extensive experience handling complex K-1 preparations and partner allocations. The candidate they placed has since been promoted to Tax Director and has built an impressive team. Working with recruiters who understood the technical nuances of partnership taxation made all the difference. We’ve recommended them to several other firms in our network.
Bentley Bullock, Director of HR
Marcum LLP
When we needed to quickly staff up our audit department with three Senior Auditors during busy season, Recruit Finance delivered exceptional results. They found us candidates with the right mix of public accounting experience and industry expertise in our target sectors, all while meeting our tight timeline. Each hire came with public company SOX experience and strong IT audit backgrounds, which was crucial for our practice. The candidates all passed their CPA exams and have since become integral members of our audit team.
Janiyah Chang, Audit Partner
Withum
Recruit Finance helped us fill our Controller position with someone who had both the technical accounting skills and ERP implementation experience we desperately needed. Their team took the time to understand our company culture and found us a candidate with the perfect blend of technical expertise and leadership capabilities. The person they placed successfully led our migration from QuickBooks to Oracle NetSuite and built a robust monthly close process. Our new Controller has reduced our close cycle from fifteen to five days and implemented automated reconciliation processes. We couldn’t be happier with the results.
Marlee Cain, CFO
Baker Tilly US, LLP
After struggling to find the right Director of Financial Reporting through other agencies, Recruit Finance stepped in and delivered outstanding candidates within weeks. They found us someone with extensive SEC reporting experience, including complex debt and equity transactions, who had also led SOX compliance programs. Our new director successfully guided us through our first PCAOB audit and implemented new controls documentation processes. The thoroughness of their candidate screening process and their understanding of technical accounting requirements was impressive. We now use them exclusively for all our senior accounting hires.
Deangelo Shields, CEO
CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA)
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Industries shaping accounting hiring in Toronto
Each industry calls for a different mix of experience. Explore the employer landscape in Toronto below, then tell us where your next hire needs to contribute.
Banking and financial services
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
Employer sources
torontoglobal.ca
Insurance headquarters
Carriers, brokers and insurance service businesses need different kinds of expertise. We help you match underwriting, claims, actuarial and finance experience to your line of business.
Local and regional employers
Employer sources
www.manulife.com, www.sunlife.com
Toronto accounting 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.
Hourly wages · CAD
About these salary figures
Job Bank Toronto-region low, median and high hourly wages are in Canadian dollars for 2023–2024. These are official occupation categories, which can be broader than a recruiting specialty.
The main Toronto benchmark is financial auditors and accountants, in hourly CAD wages. The table names each published occupation; match its responsibilities to the role before setting an offer.
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Education and accounting talent in Toronto
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.
Keele Campus, Toronto, Ontario. Schulich offers a Master of Accounting. The university describes changes to the 2027 program, so applicants should check the current requirements directly.
Recruiting service questions
We specialize in placing accounting talent across all levels, from staff accountants to CFOs. Our expertise covers financial accountants, management accountants, tax specialists, auditors, controllers, financial analysts, and treasury professionals. Whether you need entry-level support or executive leadership, we can help find the right match for your organization.
The average placement timeline is 3-4 weeks from initial consultation to offer acceptance. This timeline can vary depending on the seniority of the position and specific requirements. For urgent roles, we can often expedite the process by leveraging our existing talent pool and network of pre-screened candidates.
We maintain a 92% successful placement rate across all accounting positions. Furthermore, 85% of our placed candidates remain in their positions for over two years. This success stems from our thorough understanding of both technical requirements and cultural fit, ensuring long-term matches for our clients.
Our comprehensive verification process includes technical assessments tailored to each role, thorough certification verification, and in-depth interviews conducted by experienced accounting recruiters. We also perform detailed reference checks and can arrange practical software assessments when required. This multi-step approach ensures candidates have the technical proficiency needed for success.
Our fee structure is percentage-based, typically ranging from 15-25% of the candidate’s first-year salary, depending on the position level and complexity of the search. We offer competitive guarantee periods and can arrange flexible payment terms to accommodate your business needs. All fees are discussed upfront with complete transparency.
Yes, we offer a full range of flexible staffing solutions to meet your needs. This includes temporary placements, contract-to-hire arrangements, project-based accountants, interim financial managers, and seasonal tax professionals. We can quickly scale our support based on your business cycles and specific requirements.
We assess each candidate’s proficiency in major accounting software platforms through practical testing and detailed discussions about their experience. This includes evaluation of their expertise with QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics, among others. We can also arrange specific software testing based on your company’s systems.
Our candidates come from diverse professional backgrounds spanning public accounting firms, corporate finance departments, manufacturing companies, healthcare organizations, technology firms, retail businesses, and non-profit sectors. This broad exposure allows us to find candidates with relevant industry experience for your specific needs.
We treat every search with the utmost confidentiality, using strict protocols including non-disclosure agreements, blind job postings, and discrete candidate approaches. Our internal systems limit access to search details, and we carefully manage all client information to maintain complete privacy throughout the process.
Our post-placement support includes a comprehensive 90-day guarantee period, regular check-ins with both client and candidate, assistance with onboarding processes, and ongoing performance feedback collection. If any issues arise during the guarantee period, we provide prompt replacement services at no additional cost.
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