Finance, IT and the C-suite
Enterprise Systems & Finance Transformation Talent
Accounting and finance professionals, IT and technology talent and C-suite leaders, placed one at a time or as a full team for an enterprise-wide initiative.
Who we work with
For the leaders accountable for finance and technology
Most of our conversations start with a CFO, Controller, CIO or another senior finance or IT leader who has a project at risk, a team to build or a gap that will not wait.
We work with end-user companies running their own platforms, with systems integrators and consultancies staffing client delivery, and with ERP vendors and SaaS platforms building their own teams. Many of our clients are private equity backed or in a growth stage, and we fill remote and on-site roles across the US.
We are industry agnostic. What our clients have in common is a finance and technology function that has to keep pace as the business grows.
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Retail and eCommerce
- SaaS
- Financial services and banking
- Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
- Construction and engineering
- Aerospace and defense
- Energy and utilities
- Logistics and supply chain
- Education and government
- Professional services
- Private equity backed
From one hire to a whole team
Support at every level, from individual placements to full team buildouts
Some companies need one person in place next week. Others are building a department or running an enterprise-wide technology initiative. We work across both, and every search is shaped around what you are building.
Individual placements
Contract and permanent hires for a single role, from a consultant who can start next week to a Controller, CIO or CFO who will lead the function for years.
Team buildouts and transformation
Direct search to build out entire teams and departments, and the leadership and technical talent behind digital transformation and enterprise-wide technology initiatives.
Why Mirage
Generalist volume rarely fixes a broken close
When a key hire goes wrong the cost shows up quickly. Reporting stops being trusted, a go-live slips, a transformation stalls or a team loses the leader it was built around.
We can move fast on those problems because our network runs across accounting and finance, IT and technology and senior leadership, and much of it is built from people who have delivered implementations and stayed for the work that follows.
We understand finance operations as well as systems delivery, so we can tell a good resume from someone who has actually run the close on the platform you use. That is why our shortlists are small. You see a few people we would stand behind, without bench fees or a heavy agency process in the way.
We have delivered searches against aggressive deadlines and highly specific requirements, often after generalist firms had already tried.
Platforms we recruit across
Consultants, developers and finance systems leaders across the major ERP, CRM and finance platforms.
Speak directly with the founder
Talk to Michael Nicholas
Your first conversation is with Michael, Founder and Managing Director of Mirage Consulting, who has worked with 75+ clients since 2019. Tell him about the role, the team or the initiative, and he will tell you plainly whether we can help and how quickly.