How it works
Four ways to buy capacity, and four weeks to get it
Most firms start with a seasonal or pilot arrangement and convert to dedicated secondment.
Engagement models
Choose the model that fits your calendar
Dedicated secondment
Best for
Firms with year-round volume
6 to 12 months
Named people allocated only to your firm, integrated into your team structure.
Seasonal surge
Best for
Concentrated busy-season peaks
3 to 5 months
Pre-trained people deployed for your peak window, the same team each cycle.
Project-based
Best for
Defined scopes and one-offs
Per project
Specific engagements, remediation, backlog clearance or file cleanup.
Managed pod
Best for
Firms wanting turnkey delivery
12 months or more
A supervised Icon team with its own manager layer, delivering agreed sections.
Commercial structure: a fixed monthly fee per person, or a blended hourly rate. No recruitment fees, no benefits load, no severance exposure and no idle-time cost between seasons.
Onboarding
From first call to productive capacity in four weeks
The timeline assumes a standard deployment of two to four people.
Week 1
Scope and select
Agree grade mix, review profiles, interview and choose your people.
Week 2
Contract and clear
Service agreement, NDA, background checks and independence confirmations.
Week 3
Train to your method
Your templates, workpaper conventions and review protocols, at our cost.
Week 4
Deploy and stabilise
Go live on a pilot section with weekly checkpoints for the first month.
Compare: a local senior hire typically takes 90 to 180 days to source and a further 60 to 90 days to reach full productivity.
Proposed first step
Start with a 90-day pilot
Low commitment, defined scope, measurable outcome, and a clean exit if it does not work.
Two seconded seniors
Selected by you from shortlisted profiles and trained on your methodology first.
90-day term
Covering one reporting cycle, with the engagements agreed up front.
Agreed success measures
Hours delivered, review-note rate, on-time completion and partner satisfaction, reviewed at day 45 and day 90.
Clean exit
No renewal obligation. If the measures are not met, the arrangement ends at term.
What we need from you to start
- A 30-minute scoping call
- Your engagement calendar for the next two quarters
- The audit platform your firm runs
- A named point of contact for onboarding
Secure your capacity before the next season
Book a 30-minute scoping call. We come back with a costed deployment plan within five business days.