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Amazon is cutting and hiring at once - 163 finance reqs still live
This edition covers 7,012 failed searches, three CFO departures, and a layoff-hiring split at Amazon that puts 163 open finance roles on the board right now. The comp movement and leadership clusters tell you where the real urgency is.
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Genworth Financial EXEC CHANGE
chief financial officer, principal accounting officer (appointment, departure, transition), filed Nov 9. Mr. Upton will serve in this role until a new Principal Accounting Officer is appointed. Filing →
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Power Solutions International EXEC CHANGE
chief financial officer (departure), filed Nov 6. November 3, 2026, Xun (Ken) Li notified the Board of Directors of Power Solutions International, Inc. Filing →
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The Citco Group LEADERSHIP
6 leadership roles in thirty days: VP Accounting 6. Example posting →
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CliftonLarsonAllen PAY UP
Tax Manager/Director - Renewable Tax Credit Transactions: top of range $146K to $213K on Nov 3. Posting →
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Microsoft LAYOFF + HIRING
55 finance roles open, announced Oct 26: Treasury Manager, Senior Accounting Manager, Procurement Director, FP&A Manager. Layoff report →
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Marriott Hotels Resorts LEADERSHIP
6 leadership roles in thirty days: Controller 3, Director Of Accounting 3. Example posting →
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Unilever LEADERSHIP
4 leadership roles in thirty days: Controller 3, Head Of Finance 1. Example posting →
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TerraPower PAY UP
Accounting Manager: top of range $106K to $146K on Nov 5, Seattle. Posting →
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223
employers with a signal
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$5.6M
estimated placement-fee value
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BY THE NUMBERS
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7,012 FAILED SEARCHES (60 DAYS) |
109 PAY MOVES ON LIVE REQS (14 DAYS) |
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16 LAYOFF EMPLOYERS HIRING FINANCE |
661 EMPLOYERS WITH STUCK SEARCHES |
FAILED SEARCHES
Reopened in the last sixty days
BDO's Outsourced Finance Manager in New York has been open 144 days after last closing - that gap alone tells you what they have tried and where their bar is sitting.
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BDO USA
Accounting Manager · New York
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Experienced Manager, Outsourced Finance & Accounting: reopened 1 time in sixty days, 144 days after it last closed, New York. Posting → |
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Astrana Health
Senior Internal Auditor
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Senior Internal Auditor: reopened 1 time in sixty days, 145 days after it last closed. Posting → |
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Staff Accountant
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Accountant I (Banking): reopened 1 time in sixty days, 139 days after it last closed. Posting → |
PAY RAISED ON A LIVE REQ
The range moved up while the posting stayed open
Databricks lifted its Payroll Tax Manager ceiling to $292K on Nov 3; CliftonLarsonAllen pushed its Renewable Tax Credit role to $213K - both moves signal a live mandate, not a placeholder.
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CliftonLarsonAllen
Tax Director
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Tax Manager/Director - Renewable Tax Credit Transactions: top of range $146K to $213K on Nov 3. Posting → |
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ATOMS
Finance Director · Pittsburgh
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Strategic Finance Director: top of range $135K to $210K on Oct 27, Pittsburgh. Posting → |
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TerraPower
Accounting Manager · Seattle
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Accounting Manager: top of range $106K to $146K on Nov 5, Seattle. Posting → |
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Databricks
Tax Manager · Bay Area
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Payroll Tax Manager: top of range $221K to $292K on Nov 3, Bay Area. Posting → |
WHERE SEARCHES FAIL
Reopened postings by role, last sixty days
Employers that closed and reopened the same title, agencies excluded.
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PAY CUT ON A LIVE REQ
The range moved down while the posting stayed open
CliftonLarsonAllen cut its LA Tax Senior Manufacturing top to $146K on Nov 5 - same firm, same week, raising one role and trimming another; worth knowing before you pitch.
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Aduro Advisors
Assistant Controller
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Assistant Controller: top of range $120K to $105K on Nov 2. Posting → |
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CliftonLarsonAllen
Tax Senior · Los Angeles
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Tax Senior - Manufacturing: top of range $194K to $146K on Nov 5, Los Angeles. Posting → |
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Flyttr
San Antonio
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Procurement & Supply Chain Manager: top of range $150K to $120K on Oct 27, San Antonio. Posting → |
EXECUTIVE CHANGES
Finance leadership moves in SEC filings
Three CFO exits in two weeks - Etsy (Lanny Baker, Oct 28), Power Solutions International (Ken Li, Nov 6), and Genworth Financial (Nov 9, PAO role still unfilled) - are three organisations that need finance leadership...
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Genworth Financial
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chief financial officer, principal accounting officer (appointment, departure, transition), filed Nov 9. Mr. Upton will serve in this role until a new Principal Accounting Officer is appointed. Filing → |
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Etsy
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chief financial officer (departure), filed Oct 28. Departure of Lanny Baker as Chief Financial Officer On October 28, 2026, Etsy also announced that Charles (Lanny) Baker will depart from his role as Chief Financial Officer. Filing → |
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Power Solutions International
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chief financial officer (departure), filed Nov 6. November 3, 2026, Xun (Ken) Li notified the Board of Directors of Power Solutions International, Inc. Filing → |
LAYOFFS, STILL HIRING FINANCE
Confirmed cuts with finance roles open
Amazon has 163 finance roles open against 95 cut, Microsoft has 55 open; both are worth working despite the headlines because the mandates are confirmed and current.
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Microsoft
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55 finance roles open, announced Oct 26: Treasury Manager, Senior Accounting Manager, Procurement Director, FP&A Manager. Layoff report → |
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Amazon
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163 finance roles open against 95 cut, announced Nov 3: Tax Associate, Accounts Payable Specialist, FP&A Manager, Accounting Manager. Layoff report → |
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eBay
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11 finance roles open, announced Oct 21: FP&A Manager, Accounting Manager, Finance Manager, Audit Senior. Layoff report → |
NEW MONEY
Companies that just raised money
FormFactor closed $300M on Oct 20 and Legora filed $221M of a planned $550M on Nov 4 - companies that size with fresh capital typically build out finance teams within a quarter.
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FormFactor
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Raised $300M (technology), filed Oct 20. Filing → |
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Legora
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Raised $221M of a planned $550M (technology), filed Nov 4. Filing → |
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BigHat Biosciences
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Raised $75M of a planned $80M (biotechnology), filed Oct 26. Filing → |
STUCK SEARCHES
Three or more reqs open 45 days or longer
BDO USA has 216 reqs stuck 45 days or more, the oldest at 119 days - 51 of those are Tax Manager titles, which is a specific, workable pool for a recruiter with that bench.
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CohnReznick
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30 reqs open 45 days or more, the oldest 60 days: Controller 6, Chief Accounting Officer 6, Tax Senior 4, Cas Accountant 3. Example posting → |
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Baker Tilly
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30 reqs open 45 days or more, the oldest 60 days: Tax Director 5, Audit Senior 4, Tax Manager 4, Audit Manager 3. Example posting → |
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Amazon
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50 reqs open 45 days or more, the oldest 59 days: Finance Manager 18, Senior Financial Analyst 10, FP&A Manager 3, Risk Manager 3. Example posting → |
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BDO USA
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216 reqs open 45 days or more, the oldest 119 days: Tax Senior 58, Tax Manager 51, Tax Senior Manager 41, Tax Intern 19. Example posting → |
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Department for Work & Pensions
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64 reqs open 45 days or more, the oldest 49 days: Senior Accountant 9, Tax Manager 9, Staff Accountant 7, Accounting Manager 5. Example posting → |
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Home Office
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63 reqs open 45 days or more, the oldest 49 days: Senior Accountant 10, Tax Manager 8, Tax Senior 8, Accounting Manager 5. Example posting → |
LEADERSHIP HIRING
Several controller, director or VP finance roles at once
State Street posted 8 leadership roles in thirty days - 7 Director of Accounting - and Marriott posted 6; both are worth a direct call to find out what is driving the volume.
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State Street
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8 leadership roles in thirty days: Director Of Accounting 7, Controller 1. Example posting → |
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Marriott Hotels Resorts
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6 leadership roles in thirty days: Controller 3, Director Of Accounting 3. Example posting → |
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Unilever
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4 leadership roles in thirty days: Controller 3, Head Of Finance 1. Example posting → |
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BNY Mellon
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4 leadership roles in thirty days: VP Accounting 3, Director Of Accounting 1. Example posting → |
SLOW CLOSERS
Employers whose searches habitually run long
Vallei Finance Group takes a median 232 days to close across 9 reqs; set expectations with anyone going in and bill accordingly if you can.
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Vallei Finance Group
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Median 232 days to close across 9 reqs; a quarter take 265 days or more. |
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Abode Money
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Median 178 days to close across 11 reqs; a quarter take 178 days or more. |
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Jane Street
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Median 114 days to close across 8 reqs; a quarter take 160 days or more. |
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PIAGROUP Netherlands Beheer
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Median 111 days to close across 11 reqs; a quarter take 111 days or more. |
FIRST-TIME POSTERS
New to the index in the last thirty days
Rho Nutrition posted 5 roles since Oct 15 - a first-time poster moving that fast is usually reacting to a funding event or a leadership departure worth a quick discovery call.
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Rho Nutrition
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5 postings since first appearing on Oct 15. |
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Roco Rescue
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3 postings since first appearing on Oct 14. |
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Harvest Group
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3 postings since first appearing on Oct 17. |
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Alamogordo Public Schools
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3 postings since first appearing on Oct 13. |
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