Specialty finance search · ABL field exam · Factoring

Category search for roles generalists can't fill.

Specialty finance hiring is narrow, judgment-heavy, and easy to misread. We focus on field exam, factoring, field audit, collateral monitoring, AR verification, and portfolio-control roles.

Permanent search · Project-based support · Search strategy

The sourcing problem

The miss usually starts before sourcing.

A recruiter can find someone with the right title. That part is easy.

The hard part is knowing whether the person can carry the work. Clean reports. Borrower control. Lender communication. Travel durability. Documentation discipline. Debtor contact. Judgment when the file is messy.

Field exam and factoring searches break when those details stay vague. The candidate looks close enough, the process keeps moving, and the platform pays for the miss later.

Rework. Client friction. Early attrition. A manager carrying the seat anyway.

How we work

Diagnose first. Then run search, source project support, or tighten the role.

The route changes with the work: permanent hire, temporary coverage, or a role that is not ready to source.

01
Define the role

What does this person actually need to carry? Staff examiner, senior examiner, reviewer, client auditor, AR verification, collateral monitoring. Similar titles. Different work.

Loose role definition creates noisy sourcing.
02
Map the market

Where would a credible person already be working? Strong candidates in these roles usually have jobs. The outreach has to make sense to someone who was not looking.

Access beats volume.
03
Pick the path

If the role is permanent, we run a seat-defined search. If the need is temporary, we look for project-based examiner or audit support against a defined work packet. If the role is fuzzy, we tighten it first.

Wrong path, wasted market.
Start here

Start with the role.

Send the role, workload, geography, and urgency. We tell you whether it fits a permanent search, a temporary project-support path, or a tighter brief before sourcing.

A short look at what the situation actually calls for.

No resume dump. No recycled list. We look at the work, the source market, and the sellability of the role. Then we point to the right route: permanent search, project-based support, or a tighter brief.

We look at
  • Role and work packet
  • Source market
  • Candidate or contractor objections
  • Compensation, rate, and geography
  • Searchability or coverage risk
  • Recommended route
What we findRoute
Permanent hireSeat-defined search
Temporary work packetProject-based examiner or audit support
Unclear roleTighten the brief
No current needStay in touch
Active lanes

Narrow markets. Similar failure pattern.

ABL field exam
Outsourced ABL lender-services firms

For permanent field examiner seats, we help define the role, map likely source firms, and contact candidates who already know the work. For temporary exam load, the question is different: what work packet needs coverage, for how long, and under whose review?

Factoring
Independent factoring companies

For factoring firms, we focus on the control work behind the title: verification, debtor contact, exceptions, client behavior, and portfolio pressure. A permanent hire and a temporary coverage need should be sourced differently.

Sources used for market orientation include ABLPage, BLS occupational classifications, IFA materials, public job postings, and live market conversations.

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Fit

Built for firms where one seat can create real operating drag.

Strong fit
  • Outsourced ABL field exam or lender-services firm
  • Independent factoring company
  • Staff or senior examiner seat
  • Client audit, AR verification, or portfolio-control role
  • Limited internal recruiting reach
  • Prior search produced weak candidate flow
  • Temporary examiner, audit, or verification work with a defined work packet
Outside scope
  • Large bank ABL groups with mature internal TA
  • Broad accounting or finance recruiting
  • High-volume staffing programs
  • Generic temp placements with no defined work packet
  • Manager searches as the first mandate
  • Firms requesting candidate names before access terms are clear
  • Roles where the work cannot be described tightly

The narrowness is the product. These searches break when treated like ordinary recruiting.

Start here

Tell us where the search is stuck.

You do not need a polished job description. Send the role or work packet, what you have tried, and what breaks if it stays open.

Book a call

Prefer to write first?

Send the role or work packet, the firm, and the part that feels hard to solve. A short note is enough.

  • Role title
  • Staff, senior, reviewer, or audit level
  • Geography and travel expectations
  • What sourcing has produced
  • Whether the need is a permanent hire, temporary project support, or unclear
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