Successful Search Projects

Vice President Internal Audit - Large, multi-location, publicly held financial services firm had to "upgrade" their internal audit function. We found a professional with change management capability who fit perfectly with corporate culture and quickly took the department to the next level with full support of long time staff members.

Audit Manager Public Accounting - Small CPA firm had grown their practice to the point where they were in desperate need of another professional during certain times of the year, but not all year long. We successfully recruited a manager whose flexible work schedule needs fit in perfectly with the firm's work load.

CFO Private Equity - Growing private equity firm needed a CFO with IPO experience as well as manufacturing and foreign currency expertise. We successfully placed a dynamic CFO who had similar manufacturing experience in a profitable public company with global interests.

Construction Industry Controller - Large General Contractor had grown to the point of needing to promote current controller to CFO but needed a very detail oriented replacement. We successfully placed "hands on" controller who quickly freed the CFO to take on more responsibility.

Mechanical Purchasing Manager - Large, privately held, mechanical contractor had a long time purchasing manager retiring in a few months. The plan was to restructure the position with more authority and responsibility and work more closely with the team to improve profits. We placed an individual who quickly earned the confidence of the owners as well as the respect of the operations team.

Construction Experts

While we place talent in many industries, the construction industry is an area of special expertise where we place talent in all types of senior executive and management positions, including accounting, finance and operations.
Construction project accountants, bookkeepers, project managers, operations, branch managers and estimators must have unique technical and people skills to drive profitability. In no other industry is the quality of an individual manager more vital than in construction. Whether it's a controller watching contracts and under billings for red flags, or project managers who manage change orders carefully, profitability can be greatly impacted by their decisions. We understand construction, the skills required for success and the cultural issues that impact successful hires.

DK Cole is a Member CFMA - Construction Financial Management Association