Accounting and Finance Recruiting: An interview with Christina Grocott, Sr. Director of Professional Recruitment
With accounting & finance roles being so essential to the success of organizations, finding the right, technically oriented talent for accounting and finance roles can be daunting. In an interview with Christina Grocott, the Senior Director of Professional Staffing at Eastridge, she shares valuable insights into their accounting and finance recruitment approach. From the importance of specialized recruiters to the need for proactive networking, Eastridge has proven to be a trusted partner for clients seeking top-notch accounting and finance professionals.
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Accounting & Finance Recruiting An interview with Christina Grocott, Sr. Director of Professional Recruitment
Accounting & Finance Staffing: Insights from Eastridge Accounting & finance roles are essential to the success of many organizations. Christina Grocott, Senior Director of Professional Staffing at Eastridge, shares insights into Eastridge’s accounting and finance recruitment approach. From the importance of specialized recruiters to the need for proactive networking, she discusses becoming a trusted partner for clients seeking top-notch accounting and finance professionals.
Table of Contents What Makes Accounting and Finance Staffing Unique? (1:51) The Most Significant Accounting & Finance Staffing Challenges (2:09) How Is Eastridge Helping Clients Find Temporary A&F Candidates? (2:13) Finding the Right Accounting and Finance Staffing Partner (2:50) What Roles Do You Typically Fill in Accounting and Finance? (2:00) (Case Study) Exceptionally Difficult Candidate Requirements (2:12) Delivering Unsurpassed Accounting and Finance Expertise in the Field (1:25) Recruiter Backgrounds That Bring Success and New Perspectives (1:42) 90% of Recommended Candidates Are Proactively Recruited (1:07) Setting Return to Work Expectations in Accounting and Finance (4:22)
What Makes Accounting and Finance Staffing Unique? "A&F recruiting requires a combination of looking at hard technical skills as well as personality and culture fit. It’s always a balance.." Cultivating an A&F Pipeline Proactive recruiting strategies, such as building a pipeline of qualified candidates and attending networking events, are essential for meeting the increased demand during peak hiring periods. (1:51) 4
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The Most Significant Accounting & Finance Staffing Challenges "Clients today are much more risk-averse, so they’re leveraging more temporary or temp-to-hire staffing options." A Shift in the Workforce Model With a more a risk-averse approach to hiring, companies are looking for candidates who are open to temporary or temp-to-hire positions. (2:09) 5
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How Is Eastridge Helping Clients Find Temporary A&F Candidates? A Unique Approach Eastridge helps clients recruit for temporary accounting and finance roles with a proactive, creative, and forward-thinking mindset. (2:13)) "The Eastridge team had worked on roles for accountants, clerks, controllers, and now we've expanded out into treasury positions, billing, construction-based accounting, tax positions, and analyst roles."
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Finding the Right Accounting and Finance Staffing Partner "Our A&F recruitering team has the background & experience to understand the ins and outs of the discipline and know what it takes to be successful." Subject Matter Expertise Working with recruiters who understand the technicalities and cyclical nature of accounting and finance is essential to the success of building talent of an accounting and finance team. (2:50) 7
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What Roles Do You Typically Fill in Accounting and Finance? "We pride ourselves in being able to deliver candidates in a timely fashion." Filling Critical Roles Eastridge employs specialized techniques for hiring accounting assistants to CFOs or specialty positions such as payroll and treasury. (2:00)
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(Case Study) Exceptionally Difficult Candidate Requirements "It was just really incredible to see such success with a niche, hard-to-fill position, something that we would almost call a diamond in the rough." Challenging Searches with Extremely Specific Requirements: How the Eastridge accounting and finance team met a challenging request to place a candidate with unique skills in just two weeks, highlighting the skill level of the recruiters in filling hard-to-find positions. (2:12) 9 9
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Unsurpassed Accounting and Finance Expertise "We can deliver candidate quality quickly because of the relationships that we've established with candidates over time." A Deep Understanding of A&F Eastridge can provide clients with top-notch candidates within 24 to 48 hours of a new opportunity arising. (1:25) 10
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Recruiter Backgrounds That Bring Success and New Perspectives "We have a balanced team bringing in new perspectives all within the accounting and finance realm." Leveraging Subject Matter Expertise Recruiters who have worked in accounting and finance can better relate to candidates and understand their day-to-day challenges. (1:42) 11
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90% of Recommended Candidates Are Proactively Recruited The importance of direct outreach to candidates: As recruiters, you must sell candidates on new opportunities to enhance their careers and lives. (1:07) "75% of our recruiter's main role and competency with their day-to-day is proactive outreach to candidates."
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13 Setting Return to Work Expectations in Accounting and Finance "It's about shifting the conversation with our candidates to ensure they understand the overall landscape of the job market." Expanding Candidate Opportunities Educating accounting and finance candidates about the benefits of returning to the office and the opportunities for growth and development is vital to expanding pools of talent. (4:22)
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About Eastridge Established in 1972, Eastridge Workforce Solutions is an employee-owned provider of full-service talent acquisition and management solutions for companies globally. Eastridge provides a full range of solutions including professional / technical and industrial staffing. We also provide workforce management solutions such as employer of record, recruitment process outsourcing, as well as managed service provider programs. Our services are backed with Talient, a proprietary workforce technology that streamlines every step of managing your extended workforce. Eastridge proudly helps over 20,000 associates find jobs annually across the globe.
Christina Grocott Christina Grocott is the Senior Director of Professional Staffing at Eastridge Workforce Solutions. Accumulating over 8.5 years of tenure within the company, Christina leads Eastridge's professional recruitment teams, including those specializing in human resources, accounting and finance, legal, sales and marketing, and administrative services. Commencing her journey at Eastridge as a junior recruiter, Christina has steadily progressed through the ranks, acquiring valuable expertise across diverse divisions. Her academic foundation in psychology and her innate knack for forging meaningful connections with individuals have played a pivotal role in her flourishing career within the staffing industry.
