Is Hiring an Interim Consultant Right for Your Business?

Paige Batcha

January 31, 2023

How do you know if hiring a consultant on an interim, project, or contract basis is right for your business in 2023?

Paige Batcha, CPA, MBA, VP of Finance & Accounting Interim Solutions shares 3 different situations in which you may find adding a consultant to be helpful for your team:

1. You are a small business where a consultant can bring in resources to complete the team.
2. You have a technical project where a consultant can provide a specific skillset.
3. You need to fill the a gap on your team with an interim position in a tight hiring market.

If you think you have a need for Finance & Accounting interim support or you are interested in consulting, contact Versique to start finding the right talent for your organization, or an exciting new career path for yourself.

Paige Batcha / About Author

Paige partners with Presidents, CEOs, CFOs, and HR leaders to solve critically important finance & accounting project and interim needs. She has worked with industries including Technology, Manufacturing, Government and Professional Services. She has worked with companies at a variety of stages including public, private, multinational, high-growth, and Fortune 500.

Paige leads the Versique Finance and Accounting Consulting division with 13+ years of professional and leadership experience within Finance and Accounting. Most recently, Paige served as the Chief Financial Officer at Brown-Wilbert, a burial vault company located in the Minneapolis area, where she was the executive leader of the corporate staff including IT, Legal and HR functions.

Prior to her time at Brown-Wilbert, Paige served within financial leadership roles at several companies including Datatrend Technologies and Sleep Number.

She holds an active CPA, an MBA from the Herberger Business School of Saint Cloud State University, and a BA in Accounting from the College of Saint Benedict.

Paige is a very diligent, conscientious, and caring leader and contributor. While she is very talented from a financial, technical and operational standpoint, she also connects deeply with members of her team as well as clients and partners.

In addition to Paige’s role at Versique, she serves on several boards and involved in volunteer activities around the Twin Cities. Paige is a very active mother, wife, avid sports fan and world traveler.