Healthy business growth means demand for Accounting Professionals is higher than ever. But at the same time, historically low unemployment means it’s harder than ever to find them. We’re seeing this currently in the Denver market.

In times like these, it can be challenging to recruit the top-tier talent you need.

If your need is to fill a permanent staff position, it’s still doable. Hiring managers just need to be realistic about it taking a while.

Finding the best accounting professionals in Denver: full-time or a consultant?

In the meantime, our advice to companies looking to fill these slots is that they might need to look at using consultants and contract-to-hire models, at least to start. And of course, if the need is seasonal or project-based, that model might do the trick.

We caution against an assumption that that contract providers will be lower quality. In fact, that’s absolutely not true. Some of the best Accounting professionals prefer the flexibility of shorter-term work.

There are some benefits involved, too:

• Starting with contract providers can save the company money. Their pay won’t go on indefinitely, and there are no benefits involved.
• You get to know them and vice versa. The level of knowledge goes way beyond what’s possible to achieve in a job interview. This mutual experience of working with each other may result in a more permanent employment relationship in the future.
• It can cost less to end the relationship too. Starting with a contract provider instead of a full-blown hiring commitment means the end of the relationship costs less, too, financially and emotionally.

How do you find the best accounting pros in Denver?

Whether you want to fill a full-time position or hire a consultant, we suggest the following course of action to find quality candidates:

Read publications like the Denver Business Journal to stay up to date on industry news. What’s happening at the big-name players in finance? Who is writing articles? Reach out to them and let them know about your position and the qualifications of the ideal person to fill it. They may know someone or have advice about how you can get the word out.

Reach out to local and regional professional associations. Some include the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants (COCPA), the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), and the Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA). There are others, but these will give you a start. Ask how they recommend you market your opening. They may have a regular avenue to communicate job opportunities with their members.

Revisit the search boundaries. Lots of people want to move to Denver from other parts of the country because of the lifestyle. No doubt some of them are highly trained accounting professionals ready for a new adventure.

Reach out to us. The Bradsby Group has a team of highly experienced Accounting and Finance recruiters who already have extensive networks in the industry. We’ll make it our goal to find and connect you with the best accounting professionals. From our offices in Denver and Houston, we can reach the nation for you.

We look forward to hearing about your recruiting needs and how we can help. Contact our Denver office at 303-813-8100 to introduce yourself.

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