Keeper: For Employers
We partner with finance leaders to find people who add value from day one and stay.
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Find a Keeper. Not just a CV
Every hire shapes your team’s performance, culture, and trajectory. We treat it that way.
We work with leaders who want a partner that knows the role, the market, and takes the time to get the fit right.
What We Do Best
Specialist Finance
RecruitmentFrom CFOs to Finance Analysts, we recruit accounting and finance talent across Australia. Our focus means better networks, sharper market insight, and candidates you won’t find through job ads alone.
Permanent, Interim &
Executive SearchWe cover permanent hires, urgent contract support, and discreet leadership appointments. That might mean a long-term Finance Manager, an interim Financial Controller, or specialist support during a live transition.
A Process That’s
Built to WorkOur recruitment method is designed to reduce guesswork and increase certainty. Every search is tailored, but always grounded in the same principles: strong briefing, active market mapping, structured shortlists, and clear communication.
How We Work
A four-step framework, applied to every search.
Briefing and alignment
We start by understanding your team, your culture, and what good looks like for this role. No generic job specs.
Search and shortlist
We map the market, approach the right people directly, and present three to five candidates assessed against your brief. Not a stack of CVs.
Interview and selection
We coordinate the process, provide honest assessments, and help you make a confident decision.
Placement and follow-up
We stay involved after the hire to make the transition work for both sides. If it does not work out within the agreed period, we run the search again at no additional cost.
The structure is always the same. The approach adapts to the seniority of the role, the urgency of the hire, and the dynamics of your team.
Proven Outcomes
Here is what smart hiring looks like in practice:
Commercial Manager
A highly specialised brief with a tight timeline, after other national firms failed to deliver. We bypassed the job-board route, leveraged our network directly, and secured a candidate with deep commercial and sector familiarity.
Discuss your hire- 70% Temp to perm conversion Clients who don’t want to lose the people we send.
- 95+ NPS score Measured across clients and candidates.
- 80% Retained 2+ years Placements that stay and grow with the business.
Frequently Asked Questions
For most permanent roles at manager level and below, we typically present shortlisted candidates within 5 to 10 business days. Senior executive roles such as CFO or Financial Controller can take 2 to 4 weeks depending on brief complexity and candidate availability. Contract and interim placements are often faster, with candidates available within 48 to 72 hours in many cases.
Permanent recruitment fees are typically charged as a percentage of the candidate’s first-year base salary, commonly ranging from 12% to 25% depending on the seniority of the role and the terms agreed. Contract placements are usually charged on a mark-up basis. We are happy to discuss our fee structure in more detail when you get in touch with us directly.
Specialist agencies have deeper networks within their niche, a better understanding of what strong looks like for each role, and faster access to quality candidates. A generalist agency recruits across 10 or 15 different disciplines. We only recruit in accounting and finance, which means every relationship we have built and every piece of market knowledge we carry is directly relevant to your hire.
The large firms have broad reach but often lack the depth and personal attention a boutique specialist offers. With Keeper, you work directly with an experienced consultant who knows the Melbourne finance market, not a junior coordinator managing a pipeline of 50 roles at once. We also have the flexibility to work closely with clients on more complex or confidential briefs.
We start with a detailed briefing call to understand the role, the team, and the type of person who will succeed in your business. We then conduct a proactive search across our network and databases, screen and interview candidates, and present a shortlist with a recommendation on each person. We manage the interview process, reference checks, offer, and onboarding conversation. Most clients tell us the process feels easy because we do the heavy lifting.
Yes. We offer a replacement guarantee period on all permanent placements. If a candidate leaves or does not work out within that period, we will conduct a replacement search at no additional fee. We stand behind the quality of our work.
We recruit across the full spectrum of accounting and finance roles, including CFO, Financial Controller, Finance Manager, Management Accountant, Financial Accountant, Systems Accountant, Finance Business Partner, Payroll Manager, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury. We also have deep experience placing TechnologyOne specialists across implementation, support, and systems accounting roles.
Ready to make your next hire count?
Whether you are filling a critical gap or planning your next strategic move, we can help.
Permanent, interim and executive finance hiring support.
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