Corporate Controller
Needed month-end discipline, lender reporting, and the presence to lead a team through an ownership transition.
We read the work behind the resume
Executive search for accounting and finance roles where technical judgment, ownership, and fit matter more than a long list of credentials.
A nationwide search firm that does only accounting and finance, founded by a former Big 4 auditor.
How a Search Works
Our Point of View
Accounting and finance searches break down when recruiters screen for titles instead of judgment.
Most recruiters can match a Controller title to a Controller opening. Fewer can tell whether that person has fixed a broken close, built reporting discipline, managed auditors, or earned credibility with operators. United Search evaluates the work behind the profile: technical depth, ownership, business sense, and whether the person has handled the hard parts before.
Meet the Founder
Founded by a Recruiter Who Knows the Work
Before launching United Search Solutions, Hussam began his career in Big 4 audit. That background still shapes how he evaluates accounting and finance talent, from technical foundation and career progression to the judgment required for the role.
He knows how accounting and finance teams are built, which backgrounds tend to matter, and where a polished interview can hide a weak fit. The search process is built to look past surface credentials and understand whether a candidate is prepared to succeed in the seat.
United Search Solutions exists for companies that want a more informed recruiting partner: responsive, direct, and grounded in how accounting and finance work actually gets done.
Specializations
Built for Accounting and Finance Roles That Require Real Judgment
United Search focuses on the functions where technical credibility, close ownership, reporting discipline, and finance leadership decide whether a hire works out, from staff level through the C-suite.
Accounting
The people who own the close, the controls, and the numbers leadership relies on.
Finance
The people who turn the numbers into decisions the business can act on.
Public Accounting Backgrounds
We understand the move out of public accounting because the firm was built by someone who has sat in that seat. We know which audit backgrounds translate, which candidates are ready, and which ones only look ready on paper.
Evidence
Searches We Handle
Accounting and Finance Searches Where the Details Matter
These are the kinds of roles and hiring problems United Search is built to support.
VP of Accounting
Required technical accounting depth and the judgment to rebuild a stretched team without losing the close.
Director of Finance
Built the forecasting and decision support the founder could actually rely on heading into a growth year.
Assistant Controller
Targeted public accounting talent ready to own the work beyond audit and grow into the controller seat.
Internal Audit Manager
Needed controls rigor paired with the business partnership to be heard outside of the audit function.
Senior Financial Analyst
Balanced analytical range with clear reporting the investment committee and board could act on.
Different industries, one focus: the person who can actually do the work.
How We Work
When Companies Call Us
Most searches start because the seat has become too important to get wrong. Here is what that usually looks like, and how we handle it.
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A key finance leader leaves
We define what the role actually needs before sending a single resume, then move quickly with a targeted market map.
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The team has outgrown its structure
We help separate a capacity problem from a leadership problem, then search for the person who fits the next stage.
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Public accounting talent is the target
We screen for the right audit background, the motivation to move, and genuine readiness for industry work.
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The resume pool looks busy but weak
We cut through title inflation and look for proof of ownership, technical range, and decision quality.
The Work
Every search starts with the brief, the numbers, and the criteria that actually matter.
Who We Serve
Two Sides of the Same Search
United Search is built for companies hiring accounting and finance talent where judgment, ownership, and fit decide the outcome. Specialist enough to read the work, national enough to find the right person anywhere in the U.S., without the volume-and-resume-forwarding approach of a generalist agency.
For Employers
Hire through a recruiter who understands the seat, the market, and the cost of getting it wrong.
Hire TalentConfidential conversations, not a job board
United Search does not post open roles. We speak with select accounting and finance professionals about serious opportunities when the role, timing, and fit are worth a real conversation.
Speak ConfidentiallyTestimonials
What Our Clients and Candidates Say
Feedback from clients and candidates who have worked with United Search Solutions.
Hussam is a great recruiter. I worked with him on a new role that we had for our company and he did an amazing job. Hussam listened and understood the needs of the company not only from the skills the candidate needed to possess but also the culture of the company. I was very specific in my requirements and Hussam never presented candidates just to present quantity not quality. He sent limited candidates all of which had the skill set. I was able to land a great colleague through Hussam who joined the company and was able to the hit ground running and made an immediate impact. He also was a great culture. When I need to hire again Hussam will be one of the first calls I make.
I connected with Hussam when I was released from my position due to a staff reduction resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in May of 2020. He was always updating me on industry positions on his desk and letting me know if anything came across his radar, which aligned with my career path and goals; he was great and made sure to update me on everything as soon he was able to. Ultimately, he landed me the position that I had been looking for and at the salary I was asking. He is professional in his communications and always had my back, giving me information and leading the charge in my job search. I highly recommend you start your next career search by reaching out and speaking with Hussam. He takes in mind your goals and best interests, not just sending you mindless, irrelevant to your career, positions.
Hussam reached out to me with an opportunity and was able to help me successfully transition into that new role. He streamlined the entire process, effectively communicated every step to me and my numerous requests to the hiring firm, and was an absolute pleasure to work with. I highly recommend him for anyone looking for a new opportunity or for anyone looking to fill a role, he's a consummate professional and makes everything easier for those around him!
Hussam helped me assess other opportunities for work and was very effective throughout the whole process. He was very communicative, transparent, prompt, and attentive during this search. I would recommend him to anyone looking to learn about new roles in Finance/Accounting.
Contact
Let's talk about the role you need to get right.
Send the role, the problem, or the profile you have in mind. We will tell you honestly whether we can help.
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Email Ushussam@united-search.com
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Call Us+1 (313) 615-2121
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LocationServing clients nationwide
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