Retained Executive Search for Public, VC and PE-Backed Growth Companies
Your Partner in Hiring Transformational Finance & Accounting Executives
DeWinter Partners: Retained & Container Search with Proven Results
Your trusted partner in securing Finance & Accounting leadership for public, VC, and PE-backed companies navigating high-stakes growth and transformation.
With more than 25 years of experience, DeWinter is the partner of choice for the world’s most innovative and driven companies looking to attract and hire transformational finance and accounting leaders.
Consultative Approach
Leverage nearly three decades of market expertise to secure your next hire with confidence, clarity, and data-driven precision.
Strong Relationships
Building and fostering lasting relationships is a core philosophy at DeWinter. We invite you to leverage our deep-rooted connections with top finance and accounting professionals, providing you with efficient pathways to highly qualified talent.
Bay Area Roots, National Reach
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2000 and building a strategic presence in the Northeast, DeWinter provides both local connections with national scale in the epicenters of tech and innovation. Our dedicated team has the nationwide expertise to efficiently find your next Finance & Accounting leader.
Specialized Search, Personalized Service
Whatever your growth stage, DeWinter can help you make the key hires that meet your needs and fit your culture. From finding your next Director, Executive, or CFO to partnering on strategic team buildouts, we know the right people to get the job done.
We Meet You Where You Are
Whatever your growth stage, DeWinter Partners can help you make the key hires that meet your needs and fit your culture. From finding your next Director, Executive, or CXO to strategic team buildouts, we know the right people to get the job done.
Our Retained Search Team
Get to know the executive search experts behind DeWinter's retained search team. Our dedicated team specializes in connecting world-class finance and accounting leadership with high-growth companies and industry leaders, delivering high-touch expertise and tailored service. Click below to learn more about the team driving transformative growth for our clients and executive talent.
Our Clients
Function
Finance & Accounting
General Accounting
Chief Accounting Officer
VP, Corporate Controller
Director of Accounting
Assistant Controller
Head of Finance & Accounting
Finance
Chief Financial Officer
VP, Finance
Head of Finance
Director of Finance
Risk & Internal Audit
VP, Internal Audit
Director, Internal Audit
Director, SOX
Tax, Treasury, & Investor Relations
Treasurer
Director of Tax
Head of IR
People
Head of People
People Operations Manager
Human Resources Manager
Director of HR
Talent
VP, Talent
Head of Talent
Founding Recruiter
Sales and Revenue Operations
VP, Sales/Revenue Operations
Head of Sales Operation
Director of Revenue Operations
Verticals
Finance and Accounting
Equipped with deep technical knowledge of accounting and finance and senior-level recruitment expertise, our Financial Executive Search division leverages our proven retained search model to optimize our client’s search for accounting and finance professionals.
Our team of retained search specialists works with our clients to develop a talent acquisition strategy tailored to their organization’s unique hiring needs, size, industry, vision, and culture. From there, we tap into our established local and national network of top accounting and finance executives to identify and evaluate the perfect fit for our client’s organization.
People
Drawing on a sharp perspective on talent strategy, organizational dynamics, and company culture, our People services leverage our proven retained search model to secure transformative leaders who elevate your talent function, drive employee engagement, and scale your organization’s greatest asset—its people.
Talent
We source the people leaders who turn high-growth vision into high-performing teams. Our practice specializes in recruiting talent executives and foundational hiring experts who know how to build recruitment engines from scratch, scale culture, and land top-tier candidates in competitive markets. Whether you need a strategic partner to design your long-term workforce roadmap or an hands-on operator to execute your first critical hiring pushes, we deliver the leaders who build your company’s greatest asset: its people.
Operations
We build the operational backbone that powers high-growth revenue engines. Our practice specializes in recruiting proven leaders who align sales, marketing, and customer success around clear strategy and clean execution. From streamlining complex tech stacks and forecasting to optimizing team efficiency, we deliver executives who turn operational complexity into predictable growth.
A Process You Can Trust
We offer the highest standard of individualized care to place leaders that align with your needs.
On average, we fill executive roles in 81 days.
| Engage | Research | Interview | Accept |
|---|---|---|---|
| We define and clarify the scope and needs of your search. | We calibrate our search utilizing research on market values and conditions, interviews with key management and stakeholders, and targeted job description refinement. | Our team presents a panel of candidates highly aligned with your needs and coordinates the interview, negotiation, and acceptance processes. | On average, we find and place your next great leader in just 81 days. |
The Best Talent For Your Future
Hiring transformational talent is the most important thing you can do to grow your company. To put it simply, we know the best finance, accounting, technology, and people talent in the market. With decades of results and long-lasting relationships, our team offers executive and C-Level search services that are exceptional in quality, speed-to-market, and reliability.
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