CA & finance hiring · 5+ years
Good CAs
don't wait.
Neither should you. Vetted shortlists, typically within a day. Pay only when you hire.
Speed
25 hrs
to your first shortlist. Median.
Fastest quarter of roles: ≤6 hrs.
Fee
₹0
until you hire.
- 25 hrs to a first shortlist
- 1 in 11 applicants make the cut
- 85% of roles filled once an offer is out
- 46% of our hires are women
- 46,000+ qualified CAs
- 7,500+ applications every month
Why hand it over
Hiring's too important to do between meetings.
Time back
23 hrs
of CV screening go into one hire.
We spend them.
You don't.
Widely cited industry estimate
Early exits
3 in 10
people have quit a new job within 90 days.
Jobvite Job Seeker Nation, 2018: almost 30%
Cost of a miss
2×
their annual salary. What replacing one hire can cost.
Gallup: one-half to two times salary
Your to-do list, with us
Source candidates(we handle this)Read 11 CVs to find one(we handle this)Phone screens(we handle this)Chase interview slots(we handle this)Chase joining dates(we handle this)- Pick the hire.
The one part that needs you.
Why CA Monk
Not a job board. Not a CV forwarder.
Our own database
46,000+
qualified CAs. Plus 18,000+ CA Inter.
We know what job boards don't.
- CA attempts
- Articleship firm
- Domain depth
- Notice period
- Expected CTC
Selectivity
1 in 11
applicants make it to your inbox.
Offer to joining
85%
of roles filled once an offer is out.
AI + human
AI reads. Recruiters decide.
- CV
- AI fit score
- Recruiter
- You
- 21,000+ CVs scored
Diversity
46%
of our hires are women. Talent pool: 42%.
Largest client
16 hrs
to first profiles. Median.
Hiring for teams at
Experience
5+ yrs
of finance hiring. It compounds.
Volume
7,500+
applications processed every month.
Replacement guarantee
Didn't work out?
We replace.
The CA Hiring Report · 2026
What 44,000+ applications told us.
Source: our recruiting portal, 2026.
Offers
49%
of offers to CAs get turned down.
| Outcome | Share |
|---|---|
| Joined | 50% |
| Turned down | 49% |
| Still open | 1% |
Top reason: a competing offer.
Move fast. They have options.
Geography
Bengaluru: 1 in 4 roles.
1 in 13 CAs.
| City | Share of roles | Share of CAs |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai MMR | 35% | 15% |
| Bengaluru | 24% | 7% |
| Delhi NCR | 15% | 15% |
| Pune | 8% | 5% |
| Hyderabad | 8% | 5% |
| Chennai | 5% | 3% |
Experience
1 in 7
CAs has 5+ years since qualifying.
| Qualified | Share of CAs |
|---|---|
| ≤’19 | 10% |
| ’20 | 1% |
| ’21 | 3% |
| ’22 | 5% |
| ’23 | 21% |
| ’24 | 28% |
| ’25 | 17% |
| ’26 | 14% |
Notice period
58%
can join within 15 days.
Pay
26%
is the raise CAs expect to switch.
Reach
42%
of CAs live outside the big 8 metros.
Case studies
The work speaks.
Names withheld. Times are medians.
Global audit network
Newly qualified CAs. 9 cities. All at once.
- to first profiles
- 16 hrs
- to first offer
- 9 days
Hospital network · Bengaluru
A finance bench, trainee to manager.
- to first profiles
- 21 hrs
- to first offer
- 10 days
Chemical manufacturer
From the plant floor to FP&A.
- to first profiles
- 28 hrs
- roles filled
- Plant + HQ
How it works
You brief. We run the rest.
Share the role.
Role, budget, must-haves.
Get a shortlist.
Typically within a day.
Interview.
We run the scheduling.
Offer to joining.
We stay on it till day one.
Share a role
One role.
That's all it takes.
- Shortlist in 48 hours.
- No fee until you hire.
- Replacement guarantee.
Rather talk? WhatsApp us
Tell us the role.
We'll confirm the details and get moving.
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Hiring
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Accepted offer to day 90, for a finance hire.
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