The Hidden Economics of Interim Hiring

Interim professionals solve real problems every day: a CFO resigns unexpectedly, a transformation programme stalls, an acquisition completes, a maternity leave begins. Speed matters more than almost anything else, and waiting months for the perfect permanent appointment simply isn't an option.

What receives far less attention is what happens afterwards. Assignments extend. Projects evolve. Permanent searches take longer than expected. The original six-month brief quietly becomes nine months, then twelve, and the total cost is rarely the figure that appeared in the approval meeting.

This report is written for finance leaders who will hire interims this year, so the next assignment is approved with the full picture in view, and sourced in a way that puts the spend into the talent itself, not the intermediary.