MDS Search
Los Angeles-based, founder-led executive search firm running retained and contingency searches for C-suite, VP, director and specialist roles. Its current open searches are mostly tax, assurance and accounting leadership roles at firms across the US; it also recruits in engineering, product, operations, HR and go-to-market functions.
- Fee model
- Hybrid
- Founded · Team
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- City
- Los Angeles
- License
- None on file
- Google reviews
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- Open roles, last 90 days
- 16
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Why 64.8: three inputs, all public.
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Specialties & roles advertised
A Accounting & Finance shop, almost entirely.
Roles advertised most
- Tax Director 4
- Tax Manager 2
- Senior Accountant Financial Reporting 1
- Senior Accounting Manager 1
- Senior Tax Manager 1
- Tax Associate 1
- Tax Partner 1
- Tax Partner – Manufacturing & Distribution 1
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Terms
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Fee model
Hybrid
Part paid up front, the rest on a successful hire.
Firm website · Nov 2026
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- Nov 10, 2026
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- Nov 3, 2026
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- Nov 3, 2026
- Client job board
- Nov 3, 2026
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