Essential Selection Partnership (ESP)

Essential Selection Partnership (ESP) is a search and recruitment firm based in Sydney, which says it has global reach. It describes itself as an executive search, selection and recruitment consultancy. It places mid to senior level finance and accounting professionals, focusing on the banking, financial services and property sectors, and covers permanent, interim and contract assignments.

ESP was established in 2011 by two partners with more than 20 years of combined recruitment experience in financial services and property. Mark Sanglikar is one of its partners. Its sectors include investment banking and financial markets, wholesale and institutional banking, retail and business banking, trading and broking, fund management, insurance, property and infrastructure, wealth management, and commodities, energy and utilities.

Permanent work is done on a contingent, retained or full scale search basis, for roles such as CFO, head of finance, financial controller and finance manager. Contract and interim assignments, paid hourly or daily or on fixed terms of any duration, include interim CFO, management accountant, financial analyst and change manager roles.