finance and admin manager recruitment agency and headhunters
your next RAF, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, versatile by nature from one SME to another.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
they hire their finance teams with muzzo
how do you hire a finance and admin manager through a recruitment agency?
A good RAF runs cash, payroll and banking relationships without letting a single area slip. Muzzo gives your role to the headhunters who place the most finance and admin managers in SMEs: they check real versatility, area by area. Fee of 5 to 30%, paid on hire. Leaves within 3 months: we restart the search free.
the figures
an RAF's salary in figures
source: Apec, private-sector managerial pay in 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 50 (administrative and financial management) (opens a new window), 2025 data
source: Apec, private-sector managerial pay in 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 50 (administrative and financial management) (opens a new window), 2025 data
source: Apec, private-sector managerial pay in 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 50 (administrative and financial management) (opens a new window), 2025 data
how it works
you only pay if you hire
01
you describe the role
Using the form above: the role, your company, the real scope to cover. The rest is scoped in your first conversation with the Muzzo team.
02
our data chooses the headhunters
Our AI picks those who have hired the most RAFs, from more than 2,500 selected headhunters.
03
you meet the best profiles
Approached and qualified by headhunters who are experts in SME management. You choose who you meet.
04
you hire, then you pay
Not before. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your role
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back to discuss it.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it on hire: no deposit, no fixed fees. An RAF starting from scratch at a young SME and one taking over an already-organised structure don't take the same search. The fee follows that difficulty, and the Muzzo team helps you set it.
You have a double guarantee. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost. If we find no replacement within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
management headhunters are ready to start
A hire signed in under 26 days. You only pay when you hire.
the reality
in an SME, the RAF does everything, and nothing can slip
a role that touches everything
Accounting, payroll, banking, insurance, sometimes HR and legal: the RAF carries the back office alone. A hiring mistake is costly, because it shows up everywhere.
the CV lists areas, not levels
Many RAFs claim to cover every financial and admin topic. The interview has to check where their real mastery actually stops.
start-up, established SME or group RAF: three realities
The versatility expected changes with company size. The headhunter starts from your context, not a generic title.
the roles
the RAF profiles our headhunters go after for you
From an SME building its first finance role to a group looking for a versatile right hand, each search goes to a headhunter who has already hired that profile.
RAF for a start-up or young SME
They build the first financial and admin tools, often alone, and work directly with the founder.
already hired via muzzo
RAF for an established SME
They run the accounting, payroll, banking and insurance of an already-organised business, sometimes with light support.
already hired via muzzo
RAF managing a small team
They delegate part of accounting or admin to one or two staff, while keeping the overall view.
already hired via muzzo
RAF / admin-and-sales manager
In some SMEs, the role also covers a sales admin or order-processing dimension, on top of finance and admin.
already hired via muzzo
RAF evolving towards a CFO role
As the company grows, the role structures into a full finance leadership position.
the method
a headhunter who knows SMEs, not an agency that does everything
An RAF is judged on real versatility, not claimed versatility. So the method starts from what the role has to cover at your company.
we scope what the role really covers
Accounting, payroll, banking, HR, legal: the brief fixes what the RAF has to cover and what stays outsourced, before we look for the profile.
a headhunter who places RAFs in SMEs
From more than 2,500 selected headhunters, your role goes to those who place the most people in this versatile profile.
versatility checked area by area
The headhunter checks with references the two or three areas most critical to your role, not a declared list of skills.
hiring an RAF: what you need to know
why use a headhunter to hire a finance and admin manager?
In an SME, the finance and admin manager (RAF) carries the accounting with the external accountant, payroll, banking relationships, insurance and often part of HR and legal. A hiring mistake on this role is costly, because it touches everything.
A management headhunter knows how to spot real versatility behind a tidy CV, not just a list of software. For management control and the whole management/admin function, see our management page.
the RAF, an SME's swiss army knife: how far does the versatility go?
In a small structure, the RAF might track cash in the morning, chase an overdue invoice at midday and check a payslip in the afternoon. In a slightly larger company, they manage a small team (accounting, admin) and delegate part of these tasks.
The brief needs to fix this scope before the search starts: an RAF who runs payroll and one who outsources it to a provider aren't hired on the same skills. Budget responsibility changes the profile too: according to Apec, RAFs who manage a budget earn a median of €58k, against €55k without that responsibility.
RAF or CFO: at what size should you switch?
The RAF suits an SME whose financial, administrative and sometimes HR matters fit into one versatile role. The CFO takes over once the company grows: financing to negotiate, shareholders to update, a finance team to build. Many RAFs themselves move into a CFO role as the company grows.
Salary tracks company size more than any other criterion: according to Apec, the median for finance and admin managers rises from €53k in companies with fewer than 250 employees to €65k above that. For group-level finance leadership, see our finance page.
how do you assess an RAF's versatility at interview?
The CV often lists every area covered without saying the real level in each. The interview has to check facts: have they negotiated with a bank alone, run payroll end to end, handled a dispute with an external lawyer?
The headhunter checks this with references at the previous employer, focusing on the two or three areas most critical to your role, rather than an exhaustive list of claimed skills.
what salary should you offer an RAF in 2026?
According to Apec's 2025 pay study, finance and admin managers (RAF, accounting manager, head of management control) earn a median of €53k gross a year in companies with fewer than 250 employees, and €65k above that threshold.
The regional gap matters too: a median of €61k in the Paris region, against €53k in the rest of France. Managing a budget directly lifts the median to €58k, against €55k without that responsibility.
your questions about hiring an RAF
According to Apec, finance and admin managers (RAF, accounting manager, head of management control) earn a median of €53k gross a year in companies with fewer than 250 employees, and €65k above that threshold (2025 edition). Company size matters more than any other variable for this family.
Yes. According to Apec, the median is €61k in the Paris region, against €53k in the rest of France (2025 edition). The gap is wider than for other finance roles.
The RAF suits a company whose financial, administrative and sometimes HR matters fit into one versatile role. The CFO takes over once the company grows: financing, shareholders, a finance team to build. For finance leadership, see our finance page.
Very often, yes, especially in a small structure. State it in your brief: an RAF who runs payroll directly and one who outsources it to a provider aren't hired on the same skills. For a payroll-only role, see our payroll manager page.
By checking facts rather than a list of claimed areas: have they negotiated with a bank alone, run payroll end to end, handled a dispute? Our headhunters check this with references on the areas most critical to your role.