Executive Search Firm — Scottsdale, AZ
Prospect Recruiting is a boutique executive search firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona. We place senior accounting, finance, tax, HR, and operations leaders for companies across the Phoenix metropolitan area and beyond.
Most executive search firms promise senior attention and deliver junior execution. An experienced partner sells the engagement, and the actual search work — sourcing, outreach, initial screening — gets assigned to a researcher two years out of college with no real relationship in your market. You end up paying large-firm fees for small-firm output.
Prospect Recruiting is built differently. Aaron Wiese — the founder, with 14+ years in the Phoenix and Scottsdale market — personally conducts every search. He makes the calls, does the interviews, builds the shortlist, and manages the offer process. There are no junior coordinators touching your search. When you speak to Prospect Recruiting, you're speaking to the person doing the work.
We are also a niche firm — deliberately and permanently. We work exclusively in accounting, finance, tax, HR, and operations. Not IT. Not sales. Not marketing. This focus means our network in Phoenix and Scottsdale is deeper than any generalist firm's, because every relationship we've built over 14 years is in the same talent pool you're trying to hire from.
And we are a local firm — by choice. We know the Phoenix metro well enough to know which companies are the best employers in their category, which candidates are ready for their next step, and which searches require a more creative approach because the talent you need lives in a different city. That local intelligence compounds year over year. It's what 300+ Arizona placements looks like from the inside.
300+
Arizona placements
14
Years Phoenix focus
34
Days avg. to shortlist
3.1yr
Avg. candidate retention
Prospect Recruiting serves a wide range of Arizona companies — from high-growth startups needing their first Controller to PE-backed companies building out an executive team ahead of a transaction. The common thread: they all need finance, accounting, HR, or operations talent they can't find on their own.
PE-backed portfolio companies have the most urgent and specific finance hiring needs in the market. Pre-transaction build-outs, post-close upgrades, and 100-day plan hiring require a recruiter who understands the PE environment. We've worked with PE sponsors and their portfolio companies across the Phoenix metro.
Arizona has a deep base of family-owned companies that have grown to the point where they need professional finance and accounting leadership. We understand the culture, the priorities, and the candidate profile that thrives in a family business environment — and we find them.
Startups scaling through Series A, B, and beyond often need their first professional Controller or first FP&A leader. These are high-stakes hires that will shape the financial infrastructure of the company. We work with founders and CFOs to find candidates who can build from scratch and grow into bigger roles.
Public companies in Arizona need candidates with SEC reporting experience, SOX compliance background, and the ability to operate under the scrutiny of quarterly earnings. We have direct access to finance professionals who've worked in public-company environments and are ready for a Scottsdale or Phoenix-based role.
Real estate and construction are among the largest industries in the Arizona economy — and among the most demanding when it comes to specialized accounting talent. Job cost accounting, WIP schedules, revenue recognition under ASC 606 — we know what this industry needs and where to find the people who know how to do it.
Law firms, accounting firms, investment managers, and financial services companies have distinct cultures and compensation expectations. We've placed finance and accounting leaders in professional services environments across Scottsdale and Phoenix — and we understand what makes those placements work long-term.
Our narrow specialty is our biggest competitive advantage. By staying focused on five functions in one geography, we've built a bench of relationships that generalist firms simply cannot match in Arizona.
Aaron was far more concerned with finding me the perfect career fit than worrying about how it would affect him. A lot of recruiters say they put candidates first, but few actually do.
Aaron is one of the best in the business. What stands out most is how direct, honest, and reliable he is. He understands both sides — candidates and companies.
Prospect Recruiting was founded by Aaron Wiese on March 3, 2020 — right before the world got complicated. The firm survived and grew through a pandemic, a labor market unlike anything in recent history, and the fastest rate cycle in 40 years. That's not marketing. It's just what happened. Through all of it, we kept placing people.
Today, Prospect Recruiting is one of the most active boutique executive search firms in the Phoenix and Scottsdale market for accounting, finance, tax, HR, and operations. More than 300 placements. An average time to shortlist of 34 days. Candidates who stay an average of 3.1 years post-placement.
Our office is at 9375 E Shea Blvd, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. We're a local firm, run by a local recruiter, solving local hiring problems — with the network to make it happen faster than you'd expect.
Tell us about the role you're trying to fill. We'll respond within one business day with a candid assessment of what the search will look like — timeline, candidate availability, and what it takes to close.
Call us: 480.278.0155 | info@prospect-recruiting.com