Welcome to the March Edition of the Zanda Newsletter!

It’s been an incredible start to the year, a Q1 full of momentum and movement across the market. For us, that’s when we’re at our best: partnering with startups and scaleups, supporting their growth, and helping them secure the talent they need to scale with confidence.

In this edition, we’re sharing some of the highlights from the last month of the quarter. You’ll find our newly launched 2026 UK & US Salary Guides, offering the latest salary benchmarks for finance talent, alongside a roundup of our recent CFO roundtables in London and New York, where we brought together finance leaders to discuss pricing, IPO readiness, and strategic exits.

We’re also featuring our latest CFO Edit, diving into foreign exchange and its growing importance, as well as spotlighting a recent placement we’re proud to have supported.

Scroll down to catch up on everything we’ve been working on this quarter.

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What's included in this Edition?

• It's HERE! Our 2026 Salary Guide is LIVE! 🚀

• The CFO Edit | Neil Parker

• CFO Roundtable | Pricing x Jenny Millar

• CFO Roundtable in New York | IPO Readiness

• Placement announcement | Novo

• Current Opportunities

It's HERE! Our 2026 Salary Guide is LIVE! 🚀

We’re very excited to share that our 2026 CFO & Finance Leadership Salary Guide is officially live! 🎉

Built from our conversations across the market and our work with finance leaders and investors, we’re proud to launch the second edition of the guide and share it with our community.

Inside, you’ll find insights on:

• Salary benchmarks across senior finance leadership roles

• Bonus and equity structures

• The evolving remit of the modern CFO

• Trends in interim and fractional finance leadership

• Perspectives on finance teams in private equity environments

We hope you find the guide useful, insightful, and a valuable benchmark as you navigate the finance leadership landscape.

If you're hiring finance talent, we’d love to support you, so please reach out for an introduction with our team.

And if you're a finance professional exploring your next step, we’d also love to connect and hear about your plans.

Thanks for being part of our community.

Download our 2026 UK Salary Guide here.

Download our 2026 US Salary Guide here.

The CFO Edit | Neil Parker

Foreign exchange risk is an increasingly important consideration for businesses operating internationally, yet it is often underestimated or not fully understood.

In our latest blog, Neil Parker, Head of Economics and Market Strategy at Moneycorp, shares practical insights into how CFOs can better identify and manage these risks. The conversation explores the difference between implicit and explicit FX exposure, how volatility compares to previous market shocks, and what this means for businesses today.

The discussion also highlights how finance leaders can take a more structured approach to FX, from setting realistic budget rates to building flexible treasury policies that adapt to changing market conditions. It offers a practical lens on how to think about currency risk as businesses scale and operate across multiple markets.

Read the full article here.

CFO Roundtable | Pricing x Jenny Millar

At the beginning of the month we hosted an exclusive CFO Roundtable Lunch, and what a session it was!

The room was full of finance leaders eager to step away from the day-to-day and dive into one of the most overlooked yet powerful tools in the CFO toolkit: pricing.

Guided by our co-founder Andrew and Jenny Millar, founder of Untapped Pricing, the discussion was practical, peer-led, and packed with insights.

It was an energizing conversation, full of candid perspectives and real-world strategies, all in a collaborative, confidential setting.

A special congratulations to Jenny as her book, The Pricing Spring, is on the horizon! We can’t wait to see how it transforms pricing conversations for CFOs everywhere.

CFO Roundtable in New York | IPO Readiness

Across the pond, we also hosted an exclusive CFO Roundtable in New York on one of the most critical topics for growth-stage companies: IPO Readiness & Strategic Exit Considerations.

Guided by our co-founder Dav Masaon and Andrew Delia, a leading advisor to high-growth technology companies, it was inspiring to see so many experienced CFOs share their perspectives and challenges, creating a collaborative space for learning and strategy.

A big thank you to Andrew Delia for his expert guidance and to all the CFOs who joined the discussion.

Placement announcement | Novo

We’re thrilled to announce that Madison Dinaso has joined Novo as Controller!

Madison’s expertise make her the perfect fit for this role, and we can’t wait to see the impact she will make in this next chapter of her career.

A huge thank you to Neha Chinai and Flora Fiorillo for trusting us to partner on this hire, it’s been an absolute pleasure collaborating with you and your team to make this placement happen.

If your team is looking to bring exceptional finance talent on board in New York, reach out to Dav or Alexandra, we’d love to connect.

Current Opportunities

In this episode we have highlighted just a handful of our newest jobs, if you would like to apply for any of these roles please send an email to [email protected]

If you have a similar role you are currently recruiting for, register your vacancy here!