This is the July 2025 version of our “Hot Candidates” Monthly Newsletter. Below is a brief write up of our top Accounting and Finance candidates that we are currently working with. As most of you know, we also place IT professionals. We have had solid wins in the IT Space over the last 5+ years and just placed a CIO in June of 2024. Please contact me if you want to interview one of these Accounting and Finance candidates below: Candidate 1 - Accounting Manager • CPA • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting • 3 years Large Public Accounting firm experience • 4 years Private Industry/Public Company experience • Currently at $150k base. Candidate 2 – Controller/Assistant Controller • CPA • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting • 6 years Big 4 experience – Left Big 4 at the Manager level • 4 years Private Industry experience - Hands-on • Solid G/L, month end close, and supervisory experience. • Excellent presentation and communication skills. He/She is very professional and humble. • Currently at $200k base. This candidate is selectively looking. Candidate 3– Director of Accounting/Controller • CPA • Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Accounting. • Almost 10 years Big 4 experience at a Big 4 firm. He/She was a Senior Audit Manager when he left. • Excellent job stability – 2 companies in 20 years – Big 4 firm and a $3 Billion Publicly Traded company. • Strong Technical Accounting and SEC Reporting throughout his/her career. • Looking for $280-$300k TOTAL Package. Combination of Base and bonus or Base and Bonus and Equity Candidate 4 – VP of Finance – Senior Director of Finance • MBA from a top 10 School • 4 years Investment Banking experience • 3 years Big 4 experience in the M&A Group • Extensive M&A experience as well as Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, and Financial Modeling experience throughout his/her career • Currently at $275k base. Candidate 5 - Controller • CPA • 19 years of Public Accounting experience overall. • Almost 13 years of Big 4 experience at Big 4. The candidate left the Big 4 at the Senior Manager level. • Extensive SEC and Technical Accounting experience throughout his/her career. • Excellent presentation and communication skills. • Looking for $250-$270k base plus bonus potential and equity. Candidate 6 – VP of Finance/Senior Director of Finance • MBA from a top 10 School • 20+ years Public Company/Private Industry experience • 6+ years in Big 4 Consulting experience / Project Management • Extensive M&A experience as well as Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, and Financial Modeling experience throughout his/her career • Seeking $240-260k base plus bonus and equity. Thank you for your time and consideration Ed McAlexander MRA Search Managing Director Cell: 404-931-8907 ed@mrasearch.net Avery Clem Chief Administrative Officer MRA Search avery@mrasearch.net www.mrasearch.net
