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The best finance teams mix future leaders with specialists who want to get exceptionally good at what they do. Hiring well means knowing which one each seat needs.

Six months before its founding CFO was due to retire, a renewable energy infrastructure business engaged us to identify a successor. It was enough time not just to run a search, but to ask a more important question first: does the next CFO need to look like the last one?

Most newly qualified auditors target a front office “Bucket 3” move such as M&A, corporate finance or investments, but in a slower market direct moves from practice are rare. This piece breaks down what a genuine stepping stone looks like, the three real estate finance paths that can get you there, and the questions worth asking before waiting for the perfect role.