finance recruitment agency and headhunters for construction
your finance profiles for a construction company, hired by headhunters who know the building site.
We hand your role to the headhunter with the most finance hires at general contractors, branches and construction groups: percentage-of-completion accounting, project profitability, retention guarantees.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
they hire their finance profiles with muzzo
how do you hire a finance profile for a construction company with a recruitment agency?
Project financial controller or general contractor CFO: these profiles are judged on project-by-project profitability and percentage-of-completion accounting. Muzzo gives your role to the headhunters with the most hires in construction, and they check that experience. Fee of 5 to 30%, paid on hire. Leaves within 3 months: we restart the search free.
how it works
you only pay if you hire
01
you describe the role
Using the form above: the role, your company, your branch. The rest is scoped in your first conversation with the Muzzo team.
02
the right headhunters get started
Those who have already hired for this role in construction, from project financial controller to general contractor CFO.
03
you meet the profiles
Approached and screened by the headhunter. 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?
You set the fee for each role, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it on hire. No deposit, no fixed fees. A branch financial controller and a group CFO consolidating several subsidiaries do not call for the same search effort: the fee follows that difference.
You get a double guarantee. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, for example because the percentage-of-completion accounting or the branch scope were not what was planned, we restart the search at no cost. If no replacement is found within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
our construction finance headhunters are ready to start
A hire signed in under 26 days. You only pay when you hire.
the reality
in construction, a poorly tracked project shows up in the accounts before work even finishes
percentage-of-completion accounting doesn't forgive mistakes
A project billed by milestone and accounted for on a percentage-of-completion basis needs margin recalculated at every stage. The headhunter checks for this exact practice, not just the job title.
every branch has its own profitability
At a general contractor, financial control tracks margin branch by branch, not just at group level. We hired several financial controllers for Batibig on this scope.
retention guarantees and subcontracting make collections harder
Retention guarantees, bonds, subcontractors to pay before being paid yourself: collections in construction follow rules that few finance profiles truly master.
the roles
the finance profiles our headhunters go after for a construction company
From a branch financial controller to a general contractor CFO, each role goes to a headhunter who knows construction finance.
project or branch financial controller
They track profitability project by project and branch by branch, working closely with site managers. We hired several financial controllers for Batibig.
financial controller at a general contractor
They secure the consolidated accounts of a multi-branch group and prepare the annual close. We hired theirs for Batibig.
construction accounting manager
They master percentage-of-completion accounting and milestone billing, an exercise specific to the sector. We hired theirs for Batibig.
construction collections officer
They chase clients and manage retention guarantees, a more technical collections job than in most sectors. We hired several collections officers for Batibig.
CFO of a general contractor or construction group
They steer the cash of a group that often has to advance project costs before being paid, and prepare reporting for shareholders or the investment fund.
the method
a headhunter who knows the finance of a construction company
A branch financial controller and a group CFO don't share the same calculations or the same scale. The method starts from the scope actually managed.
the brief starts from the scope managed
A project, a branch, several subsidiaries: this scope matters more than the job title.
a headhunter who specialises in construction finance
Among more than 2,500 selected headhunters, your role goes to those with the most hires in this field in construction.
percentage-of-completion accounting checked before the interview
The headhunter checks the percentage-of-completion accounting and project profitability tracking already practised, not just the name of the previous company.
the figures
finance hiring in construction in figures
€55k
median gross annual pay for managerial financial control roles in construction (1st decile €45k, 9th decile €70k)1
€77k
median gross annual pay for managerial finance and administration roles in construction (1st decile €55k, 9th decile €132k)1
1,584,102
private-sector employees in construction at the end of Q2 2026, down 4% from the end-of-2022 peak (1,647,281)2
hiring a finance profile for a construction company
A financial controller or CFO at a construction company doesn't work like their counterpart at a services company: they practise percentage-of-completion accounting, track profitability that varies from one project to the next, and manage retention guarantees that few profiles truly understand.
A finance recruitment agency specialising in construction knows these mechanics: it knows what well-run percentage-of-completion accounting is worth, and approaches profiles already in post at a competing general contractor.
is construction still hiring finance profiles in 2026?
According to Urssaf, construction had 1,584,102 private-sector employees at the end of Q2 2026, down 4% from the end-of-2022 peak (1,647,281), but still slightly above the end of 2020 (1,577,608).
In a sector that is slowing, a good financial controller becomes even more valuable: they can spot a project running over budget early, rather than discovering it at the close.
The project or branch financial controller tracks margin as work progresses and talks to site managers. The accounting manager, meanwhile, runs percentage-of-completion accounting and milestone billing, a technical exercise specific to the sector.
The general contractor's CFO steers cash that is often stretched by projects requiring costs to be advanced before payment. For Batibig, a construction group backed by Siparex, our headhunters have hired several financial controllers, a financial controller for the group accounts, an accounting manager and several collections officers.
your questions about finance recruitment in construction
According to Apec, managerial financial control staff employed in construction earn a median €55k gross a year, and 80% between €45k and €70k (2025 edition), a level close to the all-sector average.
Yes. According to Apec, managerial finance and administration staff employed in construction earn a median €77k gross a year, and 80% between €55k and €132k (2025 edition), a spread that reflects how much general contractors vary in size.
The sector has slowed. According to Urssaf, construction had 1,584,102 private-sector employees at the end of Q2 2026, down 4% from the end-of-2022 peak (1,647,281). In this context, every finance hire matters more to hold the profitability of ongoing projects.
Our finance page covers CFOs and treasurers at every company, with no sector distinction. This page is for finance profiles at a construction company, who practise percentage-of-completion accounting and track profitability project by project, an exercise specific to the sector.
Our construction page covers every job at a building company: engineering, maintenance, site managers. This page is for finance profiles only: project or branch financial controllers, general contractor CFOs, collections officers.
by Antoine Gigomas, CEO and co-founder of Muzzo ·
