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Accounting, Finance & Tax

The numbers, in the right hands.

From the fund accountant closest to the assets to the CFO who owns the story, we place the technical finance professionals private capital depends upon. This is our heritage and our deepest expertise.

The problems we solve

Technical hiring is where generalists struggle most.

“Fund accounting candidates all claim the same experience. Few have it.”

Job titles tell you very little in this market. We test for genuine fluency in fund structures, valuations, waterfalls and investor reporting directly, because we work these briefs every week and know exactly what the role will demand.

“Our technical brief has been open for months. The pool feels empty.”

For narrow specialisms like technical accounting, regulatory reporting, treasury and tax, the genuine pool is small and mostly not looking. We know where those specialists sit and, crucially, which of them would consider a move.

“We need a controller who can grow into the finance leadership role.”

We assess trajectory, not just competence: the commercial judgement, stakeholder presence and appetite that separate a safe pair of hands from a future finance leader. Then we tell you honestly which candidates carry it.
Roles we cover

Every seat in the finance function.

  • Chief Financial Officers and Finance Directors
  • Financial Controllers and Heads of Finance
  • Fund Accountants and Fund Controllers
  • Management and Financial Accountants
  • Technical Accounting and Regulatory Reporting
  • Tax and Treasury Specialists
How we engage

Matched to the shape of your need.

Permanent Recruitment

Considered shortlists, typically within two to three weeks, assessed for capability and fit.

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Contract & Interim

Seasoned professionals for gap cover, transactions and projects, often within days.

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Executive Search

Partner-led retained search for CFO and finance leadership appointments.

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Payroll & Compliance

IR35, payroll and right-to-work handled on every contract engagement.

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The practice lead

A finance practice led from the front since 2012.

Our accounting, finance and tax practice is led by Darren Reuben, Partner, a specialist finance recruiter for London’s investment management sector with over two decades in the industry.
Darren recruits permanent and interim qualified accounting professionals for clients across private equity, venture capital, private debt and credit, and traditional asset management, specialising in mid-to-senior appointments.
Leadership

Job titles tell you very little in this market. The substance behind the CV is what we test for, on every brief, every time.

That conviction shapes how the practice works, under a Partner who has led Carnegie’s finance practice since 2012.

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Darren Reuben

Partner, Private Markets Finance

20+

Years in finance recruitment

80%

Mandates from repeat clients

3 wks

Typical time to permanent shortlist

2006

Placing finance specialists since
Common questions

Accounting, finance and tax, answered.

What accounting and finance roles does Carnegie recruit?
From CFO and finance director through financial controllers, fund accountants and management accountants, to specialist tax, treasury, technical accounting and regulatory reporting roles, across private equity, asset management, hedge funds and hospitality.
Both. Permanent appointments follow a considered search with a shortlist typically in two to three weeks, while interim and contract professionals for gap cover, transactions and projects can often be presented within days.
We interview every candidate ourselves and test for the substance behind the CV: fluency in fund structures, valuations and investor reporting for fund roles, and the control, reporting and stakeholder skills senior corporate roles demand. Job titles alone are never enough.
Building a career in private equity finance? Start with our definitive guide.
The Accounting & Finance Functions in Private Equity
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  • Established 2006
  • London · New York · Luxembourg
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