Interim recruitment
Interim recruitment plays a critical role in helping businesses maintain momentum during periods of change, uncertainty or transformation. Whether responding to an unexpected leadership gap, managing a time-sensitive project or navigating a period of transition, interim finance leaders provide immediate expertise and stability when it matters most.
At Tenzing Search, we take an advisory-led approach to interim hiring. We work closely with clients to understand the context behind the requirement, the challenges facing the finance function and the outcomes that need to be achieved. This allows us to identify experienced interim CFOs and senior finance professionals who can step in quickly, integrate seamlessly and deliver impact from day one.
Interim support can be particularly valuable during transformation programmes, fundraising, systems implementations, maternity cover or leadership transitions. By aligning the right interim leader to the business’s stage and priorities, we help clients maintain continuity, make confident decisions and move forward with clarity.
Permanent recruitment
Permanent hiring is one of the most important decisions a business makes. A senior finance appointment doesn’t just fill a gap — it influences strategy, shapes culture and plays a critical role in where the business goes next.
We approach permanent recruitment as long-term partners, not transactional recruiters.
Our role is to guide and support clients through the process — asking the right questions, challenging thinking where needed and helping define what “great” really looks like. That means understanding the wider business strategy, growth plans and leadership dynamics before advising on role design, capability and succession.
We’re not here to provide short-term cover. We’re here to help build finance leadership teams that create stability, drive performance and support sustainable growth over time.
Across the UK and USA, we support businesses in appointing Finance Directors, CFOs and senior finance leaders who combine technical strength with commercial thinking and strong leadership. Our focus is always on long-term fit, impact and alignment — ensuring the appointment works not just for today, but for the future direction of the business.
Ultimately, our job is to help clients make confident, considered decisions that stand the test of time.
Fractional recruitment
Fractional finance recruitment offers businesses flexible access to senior expertise without the commitment of a full-time hire. It is particularly well suited to early-stage, growth-stage and evolving businesses that need strategic finance leadership, but not necessarily on a permanent basis.
At Tenzing Search, we advise clients on when fractional support is the right solution and at what level. From hands-on Financial Controllers to strategic Finance Directors and CFOs, fractional leaders provide clarity, structure and ownership at critical moments. This can include supporting founders, preparing for investment, improving financial controls or guiding a business through change.
Our role is to ensure fractional support is purposeful, well-scoped and aligned to the business’s stage of growth. By matching experience to need, we help clients access senior finance capability at the right time, creating impact while retaining flexibility as the business evolves.
Advisory services
Our advisory offering is designed for businesses that need support but are unsure exactly what type of finance hire or structure is required. This is often the case for early-stage and growth-stage organisations navigating change, scale or increasing complexity within their finance function.
We work closely with founders and leadership teams to understand their current setup, future ambitions and operational challenges. Taking an advisory-led approach, we help clarify whether finance leadership should be fractional, interim, permanent, or a combination over time. Just as importantly, we advise on timing, role design and succession planning.
By focusing on the journey rather than a single hire, our advisory support helps businesses make informed, confident decisions about how their finance function should evolve. The result is a clearer roadmap, reduced risk and a finance structure aligned to long-term growth.
Interim recruitment
Interim recruitment plays a critical role in helping businesses maintain momentum during periods of change, uncertainty or transformation. Whether responding to an unexpected leadership gap, managing a time-sensitive project or navigating a period of transition, interim finance leaders provide immediate expertise and stability when it matters most.
At Tenzing Search, we take an advisory-led approach to interim hiring. We work closely with clients to understand the context behind the requirement, the challenges facing the finance function and the outcomes that need to be achieved. This allows us to identify experienced interim CFOs and senior finance professionals who can step in quickly, integrate seamlessly and deliver impact from day one.
Interim support can be particularly valuable during transformation programmes, fundraising, systems implementations, maternity cover or leadership transitions. By aligning the right interim leader to the business’s stage and priorities, we help clients maintain continuity, make confident decisions and move forward with clarity.
Permanent recruitment
Permanent hiring is one of the most important decisions a business makes. A senior finance appointment doesn’t just fill a gap — it influences strategy, shapes culture and plays a critical role in where the business goes next.
We approach permanent recruitment as long-term partners, not transactional recruiters.
Our role is to guide and support clients through the process, asking the right questions, challenging thinking where needed and helping define what “great” really looks like. That means understanding the wider business strategy, growth plans and leadership dynamics before advising on role design, capability and succession.
Across the UK, Europe, and the USA, we support businesses in appointing Finance Directors, CFOs and senior finance leaders who combine technical strength with commercial thinking and strong leadership. Our focus is always on long-term fit, impact and alignment, ensuring the appointment works not just for today, but for the future direction of the business.
Fractional recruitment
Fractional finance recruitment offers businesses flexible access to senior expertise without the commitment of a full-time hire. It is particularly well suited to early-stage, growth-stage and evolving businesses that need strategic finance leadership, but not necessarily on a permanent basis.
At Tenzing Search, we advise clients on when fractional support is the right solution and at what level. From hands-on Financial Controllers to strategic Finance Directors and CFOs, fractional leaders provide clarity, structure and ownership at critical moments. This can include supporting founders, preparing for investment, improving financial controls or guiding a business through change.
Our role is to ensure fractional support is purposeful, well-scoped and aligned to the business’s stage of growth. By matching experience to need, we help clients access senior finance capability at the right time, creating impact while retaining flexibility as the business evolves.
Advisory services
Our advisory offering is designed for businesses that need support but are unsure exactly what type of finance hire or structure is required. This is often the case for early-stage and growing organisations navigating change, scale or increasing complexity within their finance function.
We work closely with founders and leadership teams to understand their current setup, future ambitions and operational challenges. Taking an advisory-led approach, we help clarify whether finance leadership should be fractional, interim, permanent, or a combination over time. Just as importantly, we advise on timing, role design and succession planning.
By focusing on the journey rather than a single hire, our advisory support helps businesses make informed, confident decisions about how their finance function should evolve. The result is a clearer roadmap, reduced risk and a finance structure aligned to long-term growth.
Tenzing Search was introduced to the Founder of Kavee in December at a critical moment for the business. As a rapidly growing start-up consumer brand, Kavee needed to make its first in-house finance hire, and quickly. The brief was to appoint a Senior Finance Manager who could bring structure, oversight and commercial insight to the finance function, enabling the Founder to focus on scaling the business and expanding into new markets. With the role reporting directly to the Founder and a tight deadline before the Christmas break, speed and precision were essential.
SeeChange is a high-growth start-up operating in the Vision AI space. As the business scaled rapidly, they needed to make their first strategic finance appointment; a Director of Finance who would bring structure, commercial insight and leadership to the function. This was not simply a finance hire. It was a foundational leadership appointment that would shape the financial direction of the business.
Tenzing Search were introduced to Lucky Saint in February via the outgoing CFO. Following an initial meeting with the Chief People Director, Tenzing were engaged to support a series of key finance hires during a critical period for the business. These included a mix of interim and permanent roles: Interim FP&A Lead FP&A Lead Interim Financial Controller Financial Accountant The business was preparing for an audit, working through budgeting season, and simultaneously building out its finance function, creating both urgency and a need for high-calibre talent.
Tenzing Search was introduced to the Founder of Kavee in December at a critical moment for the business. As a rapidly growing start-up consumer brand, Kavee needed to make its first in-house finance hire, and quickly. The brief was to appoint a Senior Finance Manager who could bring structure, oversight and commercial insight to the finance function, enabling the Founder to focus on scaling the business and expanding into new markets. With the role reporting directly to the Founder and a tight deadline before the Christmas break, speed and precision were essential.
Tenzing Search was introduced to the Founder of Kavee in December at a critical moment for the business. As a rapidly growing start-up consumer brand, Kavee needed to make its first in-house finance hire, and quickly. The brief was to appoint a Senior Finance Manager who could bring structure, oversight and commercial insight to the finance function, enabling the Founder to focus on scaling the business and expanding into new markets. With the role reporting directly to the Founder and a tight deadline before the Christmas break, speed and precision were essential.
SeeChange is a high-growth start-up operating in the Vision AI space. As the business scaled rapidly, they needed to make their first strategic finance appointment; a Director of Finance who would bring structure, commercial insight and leadership to the function. This was not simply a finance hire. It was a foundational leadership appointment that would shape the financial direction of the business.
