Interim and Fractional PCF Cover in Ireland
When a PCF leaves, the clock starts. Nexus Search provides experienced interim and fractional cover for PCF roles in EMIs, payment institutions, CASPs and other regulated firms in Ireland.
Who Nexus Search provides
People who have held PCF roles and been through Central Bank assessment before. Typical roles include Head of Compliance (PCF-12), Head of AML (PCF-52), Head of Risk, CFO and independent non-executive directors.
Not every gap is a PCF. We also provide interim and fractional cover for senior commercial, advisory and other non-PCF positions.
How it works
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Nexus Search speak the day the vacancy lands and confirm the role, the time commitment and your timeline.
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Nexus Search shortlist people who have done the role before, usually within five days.
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Nexus Search give you the information you need on your chosen person for the Temporary Officer notification to the Central Bank.
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Your interim starts, on your payroll or ours. See the options below.
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In parallel, Nexus Search run the permanent search so your PCF application goes in inside the Central Bank's three-month window.
Flexible options to suit you
Every firm is set up differently, so we don't force one model.
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On your payroll. Your interim joins you directly, and Nexus Search charge a one-off fee up front.
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On ours. Your interim stays contracted through Nexus Search, and we invoice you monthly. No payroll set-up on your side.
Interim and permanent, one plan
A Temporary Officer can cover a vacant PCF role for up to six months, by written arrangement with the Central Bank. If the holder has left for good, the firm then has three months to apply for a permanent replacement. We run both from day one, so you don't run out of time.
If you're applying for authorisation, the Temporary Officer route isn't available within the application. Plan interim needs with your lawyers early.
Fractional roles
Some PCF functions, internal audit for example, can already be outsourced or run on a fractional basis, and many smaller firms do exactly that. Where you need senior expertise for a set number of days a month, in a PCF role or a commercial, advisory or other non-PCF role, we can help. Nexus Search check time commitments properly, because the Central Bank will (Central Bank of Ireland, Guidance on the Standards of Fitness and Probity, November 2025).