Full-Desk Recruitment Professional

Brilliant Agent • Chicago, IL

285d • $100,000

About The Position

Brilliant Financial Search is seeking an ambitious and enthusiastic Financial Search Manager to join a growing team and work passionately selling direct hire search services and filling open accounting and finance roles for its clients. The Financial Search Manager's role is a mix of hunting for prospective candidates and clients, client visits, candidate interviews, placement coordination and account management. This position requires clear communication internally and externally, strong organizational skills, resiliency, and a solution focused mindset!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Accounting, Finance, or related area.
• 3+ years of professional experience in accounting, finance, quota carrying sales, recruiting, or customer facing roles required.
• Prior experience in the staffing industry, outside business to business (B2B) sales and/or of consultative selling is a plus.
• Strong proficiency in technology tools such as Microsoft products, database systems, and mobile applications.
• Strong aptitude in developing rapport and relationships with individuals at a variety of levels.
• Soft skills required - strong drive, persistence, consistency, organization, time management, written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Researches various social media sites and our internal system daily to compile lists of names of potential candidates or potential hiring companies/clients.
• Contacts prospective candidates in the core practice fields of accounting, finance, audit, and tax daily to identify those actively and passively searching for new opportunities.
• Conducts interviews of candidates to assess skill sets, personality, and job search criteria.
• Contacts prospective clients in the core practice fields of accounting, finance, audit, and tax daily to identify current or future hiring needs.
• Meets with client contacts to learn more about the organization and its hiring needs with the intention of selling Brilliant search and staffing solutions.
• Negotiates fees with clients and establishes project timelines/goals.
• Matches candidates with client requirements and schedules interviews between potential candidates and clients.
• Prepares candidates and clients for interviews during the hiring process.
• Debriefs clients and candidates after interviews to assess the fit between the two parties.
• Negotiates the terms of the offer between the two parties and establishes timelines for resignation and start date.
• Establishes regular follow-up with clients and candidates post-hire to ensure that objectives and goals have been met.
• Develops relationships cross functionally with other Brilliant team members to facilitate sales and recruiting pipelines across multiple divisions.
• Researches and keeps current on hiring trends, labor market conditions, competitors, and the candidate market to be a trusted business adviser on our industry and customer needs.
• Documents all aspects of business development and client communication activities in our ATS and CRM systems.

Benefits

• Supportive and achievement oriented company culture
• Hybrid schedule
• Excellent benefits including health, dental, 401k, unlimited PTO
• Generous salary (up to $100K based on experience)
• Lucrative incentive comp plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Real Estate
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree