Case study
About the client
Our client SIA “Holship Latvia” is part of the HOLSHIP Group, which operates in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. HOLSHIP was founded in 1967 and has offices in seven countries with ten branches in Northern Europe. The company’s turnover in 2024 was EUR 21.4 million. The company’s services include sea, road and air transport, as well as warehousing and customs services.
Goal
The company needed help selecting a senior group accountant who would ensure international accounting processes in Latvia and Estonia, as well as provide support to other group companies. The main requirements for this position were experience in accounting or finance in an international environment, knowledge of EU accounting standards and regulations, excellent English language skills, as well as strong analytical thinking, accuracy and problem-solving skills.
About the recruitment process
A total of 144 candidates were approached and, despite the complexity of the project, a professional and motivated candidate was found, to whom our client made a job offer just 14 days after being approached. The successful implementation of the project was also facilitated by the use of the Unlock Personality test to assess candidates, thus selecting candidates who not only matched the knowledge and skills required, but also had the personality traits most suited to the company and the job tasks.
Feedback from SIA “Holship Latvia”:
“I would like to express my gratitude to the Human Source selection project manager for the excellent work done. The cooperation was professional, meticulous and very thorough. It was clear that a lot of effort had been put into understanding our needs and finding the most suitable candidates. The result fully met and even exceeded our expectations.”