Expert insights on accounting and finance staffing, including fractional CFO services, controller hiring, AP/AR team building, and financial talent acquisition strategies for growing businesses.
By Gregg Flecke, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at KORE1 Hiring a controller in 2026 means budgeting roughly $120,000 to $210,000, planning a six-to-ten-week search, and deciding first whether the seat calls for a hands-on close manager or a strategic finance leader. The pay band is not the hard part. Neither is finding résumés. What kills … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President at KORE1 A CFO earns $250,000 to $450,000 in base salary in 2026 at most private and mid-market companies, with total compensation of $400,000 to $900,000 once bonus and equity stack, and far higher at public companies. The base reads simple enough. The total does not. Two CFOs … Read more
Two people who both write “SAP consultant” at the top of a resume can be worth $90,000 apart, and the resume rarely tells you which one is sitting across the table. The gap hides in the module, in whether the work is functional or technical, and in whether the person has carried a live S/4HANA … Read more
To hire a CFO in 2026, first confirm you actually need a full-time one, then set the comp band by company stage, run a focused 6 to 12-week search, and interview hard for the parts of the job that break. Expect $150K to $300K base at a small company and $300K to $450K-plus at mid-market … Read more
The same NetSuite consultant gets quoted at $96,000 on one salary site and $148,000 on another, and both numbers are real. The spread is not noise. It tracks the difference between an admin, a functional lead, and an architect who can carry an audit. Here is what the role pays in 2026, and how to … Read more
A NetSuite consultant in 2026 runs about $110K to $145K for a mid-level functional hire and $150K to $210K for a senior or technical specialist. The real cost driver is whether you need functional configuration, technical code, or both. Most well-scoped NetSuite searches close in four to eight weeks. The ones that drag almost never … Read more
By Gregg Flecke Three NetSuite consultant archetypes need three different interview loops. Functional consultants get module and business-process questions. Technical consultants get SuiteScript and integration scenarios. Hybrid consultants get both. Skip the generic question list. Build the loop around the role you actually have. Nearly three decades of placing IT and ERP consultants will teach … Read more
An accounting staffing agency sources, screens, and places F&A professionals, from staff accountants to controllers to fractional CFOs, into contract, contract-to-hire, or direct-hire roles. Here is what the work actually looks like, the six moments that trigger a call, and the current 2026 bill-rate bands.
Top Fintech Companies Hiring in 2026 The fintech companies actually hiring in 2026 are Stripe, Plaid, Ramp, Mercury, Adyen, Wise, Revolut, Toast, Gusto, Rippling, SoFi, Chime, Nubank, Klarna, and Rho. Several bigger names on every other “top fintech” listicle are running hiring freezes, finishing acquisitions, or cutting staff right now. This guide ranks the fintech … Read more
AI Answer Overview The best accounting staffing agencies depend on your hiring needs. KORE1 is a strong choice for finance roles that combine accounting with systems and data. Robert Half is widely used for fast, broad accounting hiring, while Vaco is a top option for senior finance and transformation roles. Firms like Creative Financial Staffing … Read more
