Retained

PE Firm, Senior Finance Associate

Client

A US based private equity firm operating in the lower middle market, with a primary focus on actively collaborating with accomplished management teams. Our client adheres to a comprehensive stakeholder approach, wherein success is predicated on achieving mutually beneficial outcomes for shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers, and the local communities where the firm's portfolio companies are based. These professionals are committed to principles such as transparency, aligning incentives, and the pursuit of enhanced business growth, all while eschewing reliance on financial engineering or cost reduction as the primary means of generating returns. The firm's core objective is to form strategic partnerships with management teams primarily operating within specialized manufacturing, value-added distribution, and business and facility services sectors, among other areas of expertise.

Scope

Eastward Partners was retained to provide consultation services to a Private Equity Fund based in Florida, tasked with the crucial responsibility of identifying a Senior Finance Associate who would integrate with their finance team and instigate substantial transformation. This fund specializes in collaboration with prominent entrepreneurs and managers to cultivate reputable businesses while adhering to socially responsible practices, ultimately delivering remarkable results for investors, stakeholders within portfolio companies, team members within the organization, and communities in the Southeastern United States. The role necessitated an adept and highly motivated individual, eager to embrace a challenging yet rewarding, fast-paced environment with a strong emphasis on learning and growth.

Solution

Eastward leveraged ECHO, our proprietary research tool to quantify the Finance Professionals market in Jacksonville, analyzed the market liquidity, as well as the recruitability of each candidate. All shortlisted candidates brought forward were tested against our client’s strong cultural values and core competencies.

Result

candidates shortlisted

Placed candidate

Days to conclude the project

Eastward Partners successfully appointed 1 Senior Finance Associate role in a 1-month period.

The project ran for 28 days, and the outcome was an absolute success. The client rehired Eastward Partners for further searches.

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