What we do
Empowering Tomorrow.Ascension Search Partners serves middle market, publicly traded, and privately held companies; private-equity firms and their portfolio companies; as well as family businesses and family offices across all industries. With over six decades of combined interviewing experience and world-class training, we have developed intensely thorough screening techniques that ensure we can find and deliver the most qualified talent for your key positions leading to stronger teams, better investment in your people, and thereby delivering ascendant talent that creates a succession plan in your organization.
search specialties
- CEO – Chief Executive Officer
- CFO – Chief Financial Officer
- CAO - Chief Accounting Officer
- COO – Chief Operating Officer
Accounting search expertise encompasses:
- Corporate Accounting
- Technical Accounting
- Investment Accounting
- Operational Accounting
- Cost Accounting
- IPO Readiness
Tax search expertise encompasses:
- Tax Leadership
- Tax Planning
- Tax Provision
- Transaction Tax
- Tax Compliance
- International Tax
- Tax Technology
Private Equity search expertise encompasses:
- Private Equity Portfolio Company Leadership
- Management Succession
- Deal Team Professionals
- Investment Banking Transition
- Private Equity Placement (equity, credit, distressed)
- Business Development
- Investor Relations
Financial Reporting search expertise encompasses:
- External Reporting (SEC and IFRS Reporting)
- Internal Reporting
- Global Considerations
Finance search expertise encompasses:
- Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Finance
- Analytics
Treasury search expertise encompasses:
- Cash Forecasting
- Liquidity Management
- Capital Markets
- Hedging (including FX)
- Treasury Operations
M&A. search expertise encompasses:
- Corporate Development
- Due Diligence
- Transaction Advisory
- Integration
Audit search expertise encompasses:
- Financial Audit
- Operational Audit
- Sarbanes Oxley (Sox)
- Internal Controls
- IT Audit
what we do
Empowering Tomorrow, Today.Search Specialties
- CEO
- CFO
- CAO
- COO
- Corporate Accounting
- Consolidations
- Technical Accounting
- Fund Accounting
- Operational Accounting
- Cost Accounting
- M&A Accounting
- IFRS
- IPO Readiness
We specialize in several tax search specialties, including:
- Corporate Tax
- International Tax
- Tax Accounting
- Tax Planning
- Private Equity Portfolio Company Leadership
- Management Succession
- Deal Team Professionals
- Investment Banking Transition
- Private Equity Placement (equity, credit, distressed)
- Business Development
- Investor Relations
- SEC Reporting
- IFRS Reporting
- Internal Reporting
- Global Reporting
- Consolidations Reporting
- FP&A
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Strategic Planning
- Analytics
- Capital Markets
- Cash Forecasting
- Cash Management
- Corporate Development
- M&A Due Diligence
- M&A Transaction Advisory
- M&A Integration
- Financial Audit
- Operational Audit
- Sarbanes Oxley
- Internal Controls
- "I really felt [Lucy] took into consideration my career goals when suggesting an opportunity, rather than suggesting just anything that was available. This is something I have experienced with other recruiters in the past. More than that though, Lucy was great to work with throughout the entire process. She was in frequent contact with both me and her colleague who worked with me through the process jointly, and I always felt they were on the same page. I was never left wondering the status of the interviews."-VP Finance & Accounting
- "Elaine was great in helping me find new employment in the Dallas area. She really listened to my needs and only introduced me to top tier firms and companies whose opportunities matched my skill sets and experience. I have been with the firm she placed me at for over three years now. I recommend Elaine to both employment candidates and employers."-Head Of Internal Audit
- "Having worked with Claire during my transition from consulting to industry and as her client as well, she never ceases to amaze me with her talent, dedication, and passion. Her council has guided me through, what could have been, very different moments in my career. In every conversation, she comes to the table with a level head, facts and data that help me through my thought process, and helps me develop my path forward. When I have worked with her for my hiring, she has consistently shown me the best candidates for the job I am hiring for."-COO
- "Lucy was the best head hunter I have worked with when I was looking to make a career change…. Since then, I have recommended her to a number of my colleagues and the Companies I do business with."-VP Finance & Controller
- "Elaine is one of the most professional recruiters I have had the pleasure of working with. She is hard working, attentive, and delivers results. Elaine always handles your situation as though it's her highest priority and that's very much appreciated. I would recommend Elaine to anyone, job seeker or employer."-Controller
- "Claire is an outstanding executive search professional. She worked tirelessly to find exactly what we wanted under intense time pressures, and she nailed it."-CEO
- "I really felt [Lucy] took into consideration my career goals when suggesting an opportunity, rather than suggesting just anything that was available. This is something I have experienced with other recruiters in the past. More than that though, Lucy was great to work with throughout the entire process. She was in frequent contact with both me and her colleague who worked with me through the process jointly, and I always felt they were on the same page. I was never left wondering the status of the interviews."-VP Finance & Accounting
- "Elaine was great in helping me find new employment in the Dallas area. She really listened to my needs and only introduced me to top tier firms and companies whose opportunities matched my skill sets and experience. I have been with the firm she placed me at for over three years now. I recommend Elaine to both employment candidates and employers."Head Of Internal Audit-
- "Having worked with Claire during my transition from consulting to industry and as her client as well, she never ceases to amaze me with her talent, dedication, and passion. Her council has guided me through, what could have been, very different moments in my career. In every conversation, she comes to the table with a level head, facts and data that help me through my thought process, and helps me develop my path forward. When I have worked with her for my hiring, she has consistently shown me the best candidates for the job I am hiring for."-COO
- "Lucy was the best head hunter I have worked with when I was looking to make a career change…. Since then, I have recommended her to a number of my colleagues and the Companies I do business with."-VP Finance & Controller
- "Elaine is one of the most professional recruiters I have had the pleasure of working with. She is hard working, attentive, and delivers results. Elaine always handles your situation as though it's her highest priority and that's very much appreciated. I would recommend Elaine to anyone, job seeker or employer."-Controller
- "Claire is an outstanding executive search professional. She worked tirelessly to find exactly what we wanted under intense time pressures, and she nailed it."-CEO
- Ascendant candidate quality delivered quickly.
- Our commitment is constant. All day, every day - this is what we do.
- Extensive, meaningful relationships with exceptional people means we can source quickly, efficiently and precisely.
- Digital community and influence of over 20,000 followers and growing.
- Each search is masterfully tailored to meet your needs.
- Retained, Contingent and Contract Solutions options are available.
- We're so confident in our ability to deliver that we guarantee results.
- Relevant insight to keep our clients competitive and ahead of the curve.
- Analysis and communication of trends and insights.
- Every candidate is evaluated and analyzed with meticulous scrutiny.
- State-of-the-art assessment tools are offered.
- Ascendant candidate quality delivered quickly.
- Our commitment is constant. All day, every day - this is what we do.
- Extensive, meaningful relationships with exceptional people means we can source quickly, efficiently and precisely.
- Digital community and influence of over 14,000 followers and growing.
- Each search is masterfully tailored to meet your needs.
- Retained, Contingent and Advisory options are available.
- We're so confident in our ability to deliver that we guarantee results.
- Relevant insight to keep our clients competitive and ahead of the curve.
- Analysis and communication of trends and insights.
- Every candidate is evaluated and analyzed with meticulous scrutiny.
- State-of-the-art assessment tools are offered.
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