Senior Recruiter

Ascend Partner Services

About The Position

Ascend is seeking a Recruiter to support its network of accounting firms. Reporting to the Director of Partner Firm Recruiting, this role owns full-lifecycle recruiting for CPAs, accounting professionals, and other firm leadership positions. The Recruiter uses storytelling, analytical rigor, and problem-solving to develop and implement talent strategies that identify, engage, and close top candidates while delivering a high-quality candidate experience. The role also helps establish and improve Talent Acquisition systems and processes, optimize hiring practices, and improve key TA performance indicators over time. It partners with CEOs and HR leaders at regional firms and stakeholders across Ascend headquarters and regional hubs.

Requirements

At least 5 years of full-cycle experienced-hire recruiting experience.
Advanced sourcing expertise focused on identifying, engaging, and converting passive candidates with highly relevant backgrounds.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Ability to market the company and increase candidate engagement through targeted outreach and relationship-building.
Ability to act as a strategic talent advisor to business leaders, using hiring data, market insights, and recruiting analytics to influence hiring decisions and search strategy.
Excellent communication and consultative partnership skills, including the ability to influence senior leadership, manage high-volume recruiting, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.
Power-user proficiency with an ATS.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Greenhouse ATS.

Responsibilities

Partner with CEOs and HR leaders at regional firms to understand their cultures and create effective job descriptions and scorecards.
Own the candidate experience throughout the hiring process and deliver a high-NPS, red-carpet experience.
Build a robust pipeline of diverse, high-quality candidates for Tax, Audit, and other accounting roles.
Create efficient outbound outreach methods using email, LinkedIn, and other job-posting sites.
Screen and evaluate talent, using effective interviewing skills to select candidates at the top of the funnel.
Use the applicant tracking system (ATS), run reports to monitor progress against goals, and ensure data is accurately captured.
Monitor talent-pipeline analytics and address poor conversion rates and opportunities to improve funnel throughput.
Present, negotiate, and execute offer letters in partnership with HR.
Cultivate connections with recruiters and monitor industry and company developments to identify strategic or competitive opportunities.
Build long-term relationships with high-performing talent at competitive firms and identify candidates who may be open to new opportunities.
Administer candidate-experience surveys, gather feedback, and ensure a candidate NPS of 90 or higher regardless of hiring outcome.
Help establish partnerships with universities and other institutions to create new sources of talent.
Communicate and influence effectively to align and motivate stakeholders across Ascend headquarters and regional hubs.