Find professionals in finance: Business As Usual since 2001.

Find professionals in finance: Business As Usual since 2001.

Five applications after four weeks: Is this what your last job advertisement looked like? Whether you are a financial executive, an expert in accounting, bookkeeping and controlling or an auditor: We are Austria's leading personnel consultancy in the financial sector and fill your vacancies quickly and efficiently.

Successful recruiting despite a shortage of skilled workers? Yes, we can help you.

Some things are easier to do than others. But there are also tasks that seem almost impossible: finding suitable employees, for example. Recruiting in the finance sector has become a Herculean task - among other things for the following reasons:

CANDIDATE MARKET: 

Assessment centre the other way round - companies now have to convince their desired candidates of their merits. 

POST AND PRAY:

Post a job ad and hope for applications? That no longer works today and in the worst case you lose far too much time.

ACTIVE SOURCING:

Recruiting exceeds your internal resources and you lack access to central platforms and databases. 

CONCURRENCE PRESSURE:

The shortage of skilled workers in the finance sector will become even more acute in the future - qualified personnel will also be approached by your competitors.

Schulmeister: We are the No. 1 in finance

As Austria's leading personnel consultancy in the financial sector, we know exactly how to convince the best minds of your company. No matter whether you are looking for full-time employees or would like to bridge personnel bottlenecks with interim managers: Thanks to our comprehensive database and cooperation partners, we will find your perfect match within a short time.

THE NO. 1

We are Austria's leading recruitment consultancy in the financial sector and fill 500 positions every year - from junior to C-level.

VERY WELL NETWORKED

We maintain cooperations with universities, universities of applied sciences and other institutions such as the ÖCI, the BÖB and the International Group of Controlling.

EXPERIENCED

We have been in business for over 20 years and know not only the market but also its key players.

WELL ADVISED

We analyse your requirement profile and give you open feedback, because a realistic assessment of the market is the basis for successful recruiting.

FAST & EFFICIENT

The clock is ticking? Thanks to our efficient processes, we are always one step ahead of your competition. 

TALENT POOL

Our database contains over 160,000 profiles of qualified people from the financial sector as well as experienced interim managers.

"Without Schulmeister, we in the TPA Group in Austria and the CEE region would not be where we are today. In order to be able to successfully fill TOP positions, you need not only experience, but above all teamwork and trust. We have achieved this together!"

Klaus Bauer-Mitterlehner, Managing Director & Partner TPA Steuerberatung

We fill these positions for you:

  • Accounting
  • Balance sheet accounting
  • Group accounting
  • Payroll accounting
  • Tax consultancy and taxation
  • Auditing and review
  • Controlling
  • Leadership and management
  • Assistance and clerical work
  • Banking positions
  • Special finance positions

Click here for your Perfect Match

Do you have one or more positions to fill? We help you in three  steps to the onboarding of your new employees.

1.

Your request: How can we help?

2.

Get to know each other call & offer

3.

Kick-off: We start looking for your future employees.

Permanent exchange of knowledge:
Our advisory board

As a personnel consultancy, we demand that we are always up to date. Our advisory board with regular meetings plays an important role in this. It ensures an exchange between first-class training institutes in the field of controlling, finance and accounting and the requirements of our clients and candidates. Dr. Rita Niedermayr as Managing Director of the Austrian Controller Institute and Prof.(FH) Dr. Heimo Losbichler as Head of the CRF (Controlling, Accounting and Financial Management) course at Steyr University of Applied Sciences add enormous value through their professional know-how and networking in the community. By bundling our competences with those of our partners in the advisory board, we regularly implement joint projects such as professional studies, surveys or salary studies. This enables us at Schulmeister to recognise development trends in the financial sector at an early stage and thus increase our consulting competence for clients and candidates.

From left to right: Prof.(FH) Dr. Heimo Losbichler (Head of CRF FH Steyr), Mag. Ulrike Steiner (Management Linz), Dr. Rita Niedermayr (Management Austrian Controller Institute), Mag. Matthias 

Our partner network: for your benefit.

Find finance personnel with Schulmeister.

Recruiting is usually complex and time-consuming for companies - a task you can outsource with a clear conscience. We specialise in finance, technology, IT and real estate, have been active in the market for 20 years and know the processes. We accompany you on the way to your ideal candidate - and the candidates on their way into your company.

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FAQ - Frequently asked questions about finance recruitment

Would you like to work with Schulmeister or find out more about our services in the field of HR & executive search consulting? In our FAQ section, we answer the most important questions about the process, our specialisation in the financial sector and the advantages of working with an experienced Schulmeister headhunter and recruiter in Austria. This gives you all the relevant information at a glance – transparent, compact and tailored to your needs as a company.

A finance recruitment agency supports companies in finding and hiring qualified professionals and executives in areas such as accounting, financial reporting, controlling, or tax. Suitable candidates are identified, proactively approached, and pre-selected, making the recruitment process significantly more efficient.

Through specialized recruitment agencies and staffing providers like Schulmeister, companies also benefit from an existing talent pool and faster access to relevant profiles.

Recruitment consulting provides strategic support in the search and selection of candidates, while staffing (placement) is more operational and focuses on actively identifying and placing suitable profiles. Specialized recruiting agences like Schulmeister combine both approaches, offering holistic support—from defining the job requirements to successful placement. Their focus on finance enables more precise requirement definitions and faster execution.

Typical roles range from accounting, financial reporting, and controlling to tax advisory and auditing, as well as specialized finance roles and leadership positions such as Head of Finance or CFO.

Schulmeister consultants specialize in filling both professional and executive roles across the entire finance value chain.

Finance recruitment consulting is relevant for SMEs, mid-sized companies, large corporations, as well as tax advisory and auditing firms in Austria. It is especially valuable when roles are hard to fill, internal resources are limited, or a fast and discreet hiring process is required.

Thanks to specialization and established networks, suitable candidates can be identified more quickly.

A finance headhunter is particularly useful for hard-to-fill or highly specialized positions. Through targeted direct search, candidates can be reached who are not actively looking for a job.

Schulmeister leverages a long-established network and an extensive database of pre-qualified candidates, significantly increasing speed and success rates.

At the beginning, requirements, framework conditions, and the search strategy are defined in a joint discussion. Schulmeister then takes over candidate identification, outreach, and pre-selection, and supports the entire process through to successful placement.

Thanks to their specialization in finance and a structured search process, candidates can be identified in a targeted and efficient manner.

The duration depends on the role, seniority level, and market availability. With strong specialization, an extensive network, and a talent pool of over 200,000 contacts, Schulmeister can significantly accelerate recruitment processes in Austria.

In many cases, an initial shortlist of suitable candidates can be presented within just a few days.

Costs depend on the complexity of the search and the position to be filled. Typically, cooperation is success-based, meaning fees are only charged upon successful placement.

Schulmeister places great emphasis on transparent terms and clear upfront alignment. 

Yes. In addition to specialist roles, Schulmeister also supports the placement of leadership positions in finance, such as Head of Controlling, Head of Finance, or CFO-related roles.

For these positions, specialization, market expertise, and a discreet search process are particularly crucial.

Yes. Companies often require quick support due to sick leave, upcoming large projects, or delays in filling key positions. In such cases, Schulmeister also assists in finding qualified interim managers in finance, including accounting, payroll, or tax.

Thanks to established networks, suitable profiles can often be identified at short notice.

Schulmeister has been specializing in finance (and IT) for over 25 years and has deep market expertise in Austria. Companies benefit in particular from two key advantages:

  1. Speed: Access to over 200,000 qualified profiles and an active network
  2. Specialization: Consultants with a strong professional background who understand requirements precisely and evaluate candidates at eye level

This enables faster, more precise, and more sustainable placements in finance and IT.