Core values
Financial Assets has many clients with whom it has a long-standing relationship, in some cases going back more than 10 years, and can draw on an extensive network of highly competent professionals. The success of Financial Assets is built on four core values: knowledge, quality, speed and discretion.
Knowledge •
As a financial specialist through and through, Financial Assets possesses in-depth knowledge of the financial sector and the various specific disciplines within it. We talk the same language as our clients and the candidates we put forward. Financial Assets maintains the high standard of knowledge by, for example:
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employing specialist consultants, all of whom have experience of working in the financial sector;
building on the specialist knowledge of consultants within our organisation by carefully matching professional experience and market segments and by sharing and increasing knowledge by working in teams;
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having a very low staff turnover among our consultants, so that knowledge and contacts are not lost
Quality •
Financial Assets aims to provide a quality service from the very first exploratory contact with a potential client right through to final evaluation after a successful placement. That means that we make a point of ascertaining precisely the job profile, where the organisation is going, the corporate culture and the culture within the department concerned. It also means that we are constantly investing in our network of professionals, with advice and support where necessary but also by keeping careful track of competencies and preferences. Financial Assets also provides assurance of a quality service by, for example:
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ensuring a carefully selected and wide-ranging intake;
carefully assessing the experience, the performance, the product and market knowledge, the motivation and the attitude of candidates;
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keeping in touch with and advising the professionals in our network over an extended period, even if their profile does not immediately match an existing assignment;
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setting our consultants qualitative targets rather than quantified ones;
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being clear and honest about the feasibility of assignments;
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building up a valuable relationship with our clients which we hope will last for longer than a single assignment
Speed
The fact that Financial Assets takes care with its assignments does not mean we cannot act with alacrity. Financial Assets is an independent, self-contained consultancy focusing on the Dutch market. We are therefore able to get things moving rapidly. Thanks to our extensive network and efficient data management, Financial Assets can generally find several suitable candidates within a month. Advertising is seldom necessary. Financial Assets Interim Management can in fact generally find a suitable candidate within two days.
Discretion
Financial Assets aims to be a reliable partner on a lasting basis for clients and candidates alike. Integrity in everything we do is therefore our watchword. Not only do we observe a formal code of conduct but we are also well aware that discretion in our daily activities is often necessary in order to protect the reputation of clients and individuals. We take great care to look after the interests of everyone we deal with.
Executive Search and Interim Management
Financial Assets Executive Search headhunts for permanent appointments of management professionals and other senior executives in the sectors of Banking & Investments and Finance, Tax & Treasury. Financial Assets Interim Management specialises in providing experienced financial specialists to fill interim appointments, for both strategic and operating positions. We find specialist interim managers for both financial institutions and other corporate clients.
