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Finance and accounting recruitment agency
Finance and accounting recruitment. People who keep the numbers right.
Stellaspire is a specialist finance and accounting recruitment agency in Bengaluru. We hire chartered accountants, controllers, FP&A, tax, treasury and audit professionals for GCCs, growth companies and established businesses across India.
Who this is for
For finance teams that cannot afford a wrong hire.
A finance hire touches month-end close, compliance, reporting and the decisions leadership makes from those numbers. We look beyond the qualification to the systems, standards and business context a candidate has actually worked in.
- CFOs and finance heads building or strengthening controllership, FP&A and reporting teams.
- Founders of growth companies hiring their first qualified accountant, finance manager or controller.
- GCCs and shared service centres scaling record-to-report, accounts payable and receivable, and financial planning teams.
- HR and talent teams who need a partner that can assess technical finance skills properly.
Roles we hire
Across the finance function.
Qualified and part-qualified professionals, from individual contributors to function heads.
| Function | Typical roles | Seniority |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting & reporting | Chartered accountants, accounts managers, financial reporting leads, consolidation specialists | Executive to Head |
| Controllership | Financial controllers, assistant controllers, record-to-report leads, month-end close owners | Manager to Director |
| FP&A | FP&A analysts and managers, business finance partners, budgeting and forecasting leads | Analyst to Head |
| Taxation | Direct and indirect tax managers, GST specialists, transfer pricing professionals | Manager to Head |
| Treasury | Treasury managers, cash and liquidity leads, banking relationship roles | Manager to Head |
| Audit & compliance | Internal auditors, SOX and controls specialists, compliance and risk leads | Senior Executive to Head |
The exact scope of each search is agreed in the first hiring conversation.
How we assess finance talent
Finance hires judged on the work they have done.
Two candidates with the same qualification can be very different hires.
We ask about the close cycles they have owned, the ERP and reporting tools they have used, the audits they have handled and the stakeholders they have advised. That is how a shortlist reflects the role you actually need filled.
How we run a searchOur process
A finance search, step by step.
The same five stages for every finance mandate, so you always know what comes next and what we need from you.
Process, models & fees
01
Define the finance brief
Agree the scope, reporting line, standards and systems in use, qualification needs and compensation range.
02
Source across the market
Search Big Four and mid-tier firms, GCCs, Indian corporates and our own finance network for relevant profiles.
03
Technical screening
Check hands-on experience of close, reporting, tax or planning work, along with motivation and notice period.
04
Shortlist and interviews
Present a considered shortlist with clear notes on each candidate, then coordinate interviews and feedback.
05
Offer to joining
Help align the offer, manage counter-offers and stay in touch with the candidate until their first day.
Engagement models
Ways to work with us.
Commercial terms, including replacement terms, are shared in writing before a search begins.
Contingency search
For accountants, analysts and managers. A fee applies only when a candidate we introduce joins your team.
Retained search
For controllers, finance heads and confidential replacements that need a dedicated, research-led search.
Dedicated hiring
For new finance teams or shared service centres hiring several roles in parallel against one plan.
Decision support
Why use a finance specialist?
| What matters | Finance specialist (Stellaspire) | In-house TA | Generalist staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding of finance roles | Close, reporting, tax and FP&A assessed in screening | Relies on hiring manager | Keyword matching |
| Access to passive candidates | Active finance network | Mostly applicants | Job-board led |
| Quality of shortlist notes | Context on each candidate | Varies | CV forwarding |
| Diversity-balanced shortlists | Built into every search | Depends on reach | Not usually a focus |
| Best for | Qualified and senior finance roles | Repeat, steady hiring | High-volume transactional roles |
From our founder
Hear it from our founder.
Nikita Agrawal on how we hire, in under a minute. In Hindi and English.
How we check a candidate before you meet them
Background, motivation and fit: what we verify before a profile reaches your inbox.
The diversity lens
More women in finance,
at every level.
Many qualified women step away from finance careers and find the route back closed. Our network includes chartered accountants and finance professionals returning after a break, and every finance shortlist actively includes qualified women.
Where we hire
Finance hiring from Bengaluru, across India.
Headquartered in Bengaluru, we recruit finance and accounting professionals for roles across India's major business centres.
BengaluruHyderabadPuneMumbaiDelhi NCRChennai
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Finance hiring questions
Finance hiring questions.
Accounting and reporting, controllership, FP&A, taxation, treasury, internal audit and compliance roles, from qualified executives to finance heads.
Yes. We recruit qualified and part-qualified chartered accountants, as well as CMA, CPA and ACCA professionals, for industry and GCC roles.
Screening covers the close cycles, reporting standards, systems, audits and stakeholders a candidate has handled, so the shortlist reflects real experience rather than job titles.
Yes. Stellaspire is based in Bengaluru and also recruits for finance roles in Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Chennai and other agreed locations.
Yes. For new finance teams or shared service centres we can run several roles in parallel with a dedicated recruiter and a shared hiring plan.
Fees depend on the role, seniority, number of positions and engagement model. We share commercial and replacement terms in writing before the search begins.
Hiring for your finance team? Let’s find the right person.
Share the role, the team and the timeline. We will come back with a suggested search approach.