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Finance and accounting
recruitment in Toronto

CFO, controller, FP&A, internal audit and analyst roles, for mid-market companies and the finance teams inside them.

12finance searches open today
42days, average search
CPAverified before shortlist
[N]placements since May
Open right now

What we are actually recruiting this week

Live mandates, rebuilt from our own system every day. If a role here is filled by the time you read it, it drops off the page on its own.

All 12 open finance and accounting searches, updated daily.

Who runs your search

Someone who can read the statements

Patrick Johnson, Managing Partner at BJRC Recruiting
Managing Partner · Finance & Accounting

Patrick Johnson

A controller search and a CFO search look identical on paper and are nothing alike. One is about technical accuracy under a close, the other is about whether someone can sit in front of a lender. Patrick runs the finance practice across every industry we cover, and he will tell you on the first call which of the two you are actually hiring for.

416-230-1752 Meet the rest of the team
What happens when you call

Four steps, and the days each one takes

Finance searches move fastest of the three practices, and stall in exactly one place: the second interview that nobody schedules.

Day 1 The brief System, close cycle, reporting line, and whether this hire is meant to fix the last close or the next raise.
Days 2 to 12 The approach Designation verified before anyone reaches a shortlist. A CPA in progress and a CPA are two different hires and both get told the truth.
Days 13 to 28 The shortlist [N] candidates, with the systems they have actually run, not the ones listed on the CV.
Days 29 to 42 Offer and close Bonus timing decides more finance moves than base salary. We ask about it in week one, not in week six.
Where we work

The seats we fill

Leadership
CFO, VP Finance, Corporate Controller, Chief Operating Officer
Core finance
FP&A managers, senior financial analysts, accounting managers, internal and external audit
Specialist
Tax, treasury, corporate development, and the fractional seats that used to be full-time
Recent placements

Roles we filled, and when

[Role]
[Sector] · [Month, year] · Toronto
[Role]
[Sector] · [Month, year] · Montreal
[Role]
[Sector] · [Month, year] · Toronto

[Six to nine placements, title and sector only, no employer names unless cleared.]

The market, in numbers

What finance hiring costs in Canada right now

From BJRC's own placement data and the 2026 Salary Guide.

[$]CFO, median base, mid-market
[$]Corporate Controller, median base
[$]Senior Financial Analyst, median base
42days, average time to fill
Questions we get

Before you call

How long does a finance search take?

Forty-two days on average from brief to accepted offer. Analyst and manager roles close faster. CFO searches run longer because the board is involved.

Do you verify the CPA?

Yes, before the candidate reaches your shortlist. A designation in progress is disclosed as in progress.

Can you cover a maternity leave or an interim gap?

Yes, that is contract solutions. Different speed, different fee, usually a start inside two weeks.

What does a finance search cost?

[Fee structure, stated plainly. If we will not publish a number, say what it depends on.]

What if the hire does not work out?

[Guarantee period and what it covers.]

You are hiring

Ninety minutes with the person who will run the search. You will leave knowing what the seat costs in this market.

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You are the candidate

We are approached before roles are posted. Send your CV and we will tell you what is moving.

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