Kevin Kurtz

About Kevin Kurtz

I began my career at Prudential, and spent nearly 20 years building strong relationships and developing a solid Finance and Accounting foundation. I successfully pivoted into Recruiting and became a trusted resource and \"market expert\" to both candidates and clients. During my time at Robert Half I successfully placed numerous candidates and helped them achieve their career aspirations. I took pride in getting to know my candidates and learn what they valued in their next career move. Beyond that I opened our Accounting and Finance office in Bridgewater, NJ and excelled at developing new client relationships built on trust and integrity. I gained an invaluable recruiting foundation at Robert Half which served as the perfect springboard for my new opportunity at Wiss.At Wiss, I serve in 2 capacities. I am responsible for enhancing and growing Wiss\' internal talent pipeline through the active recruitment of top caliber talent in the Tax, Advisory, Assurance, and Wealth Management practice areas. Secondly, I lead our Recruiting business line which affords me the opportunity to partner with existing and prospective clients to optimize and strengthen their Accounting, Finance, Human Resources and Sales organizations My expertise is concentrated in Executive Search, but we are happy to assist clients with more junior positions. I take a personal and \"white gloves\" approach to recruiting both on the candidate and client side. I am fully invested in cultivating long term relationships. My goal is to identify the right long term candidate for our clients and accelerating the time to hire. Talent is the foundation for sustainable organization success. A magic potion does not exist when it comes to sourcing top caliber talent. To learn more about how Wiss can be your consultative recruiting partner and enhance your company\'s talent pipeline contact me at (97••••••45 or k•••••@wiss.com!https://wiss.com/services/recruiting-services/\"Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.\"- John Maxwell

Experience

1. Partner, Recruiting Practice

   Wiss

   Jan 2023 — Present · Florham Park, NJ, US

   Kevin leads both the Recruiting Business line and Experienced Hire Recruiting for Wiss, a regional NJ/NYC CPA firm. Kevin offers a unique recruiting pedigree, as he spent close to 20 years in the Finance/Accounting industry before transitioning into Recruiting.During his tenure at Wiss, Kevin has built a $1 million client recruiting practice from the ground up, while at the same time hiring over 135 professionals for Wiss. For clients looking to hire top talent, Kevin specializes in placing mid to Executive level Finance, Accounting, and Human Resources professionals for current Wiss clients, prospects along with his own client base. Kevin sources for both privately-held and publicly traded companies (from early stage to mature company profiles). Kevin provides clients with a \"white gloves\" consultative and collaborative approach to recruiting. Kevin excels at identifying and delivering top caliber candidates to clients in an extremely lean candidate market. Kevin believes that a successful recruiting engagement requires a fully invested partnership from both himself and the client. The end goal is to successfully identify the right long term fit for an organization while accelerating time to hire. For Wiss, Kevin\'s goal is to continue to build the internal talent pipeline across all of our core practice areas. Our firm is invested in our employees\' success by creating a culture where they can continue to develop and grow professionally under empathetic and inspirational leadership.Our firm is actively recruiting at all levels across Tax (including Partner level), CFO Advisory, Assurance, and Family Office/Wealth Management.For companies interested in learning more about our recruiting services or candidates interested in internal Wiss opportunities contact me at (97••••••45 or at k•••••@wiss.com!\"The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure\"- John Maxwell

Education

• Seton Hall University

  MBA, Management

  1998 — 2000

• Seton Hall University

  BS, Accounting

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Executive Management
• Financial Services
• Financial Analysis
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Budgeting
• Analytical Skills
• Talent Developer
• Forecasting
• Business Process Improvement
• Internal Controls
• Corporate Finance
• Change Management
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Executive Search
• Risk Management
• Strategy
• Management
• Leadership
• Internet Recruiting
• Process Improvement
• Analysis
• Financial Planning
• Budgets
• Finance
• Recruiting
• Insurance