The phrase "as a finder" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is identifying themselves or their role in relation to discovering or locating something.
Example: "As a finder of lost items, I have developed a keen sense for tracking down what others cannot."
Alternatives: "in the role of a discoverer" or "as someone who locates".
Ofsted's function would be as a "finder of failure".
"From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Wissman acted as a finder in connection with certain investments that were presented to the New York State Common Retirement Fund," said William A. Brewer III, a lawyer for Mr. Wissman, in a statement.
David Tebet, the senior vice-president of NBC, who is revered in the trade as a finder, keeper, and cosseter of talent, and is described in his publicity handout as being "solely in charge of the Johnny Carson show," said to me recently, "For the past four or five years, Johnny has made more money per annum than any other television performer ever has.
Bader earned 20percentt as a finder's fee.
But the boy says the agent ended up making a secret deal with a factory, and pocketing half the boy's pay as a finder's fee.
Two suppliers paid the executives what Mr. Gottlieb characterized as a "finder's fee" in exchange for the work their companies received from Livent.
The restaurant's sommelier, Paul Grieco, is as fantastically geeky a finder of unusual, affordable options as this city has, and the right way to navigate his bold wine list is the best way of all.
This tool is known as a "formulary finder".
Whitaker was revered as a "nest finder," which requires careful research and patience.
The "pit" of such pit vipers as the rattlesnake is an infrared (heat) receptor that serves as a direction finder.
Upon spotting smoke, a lookout uses a table-sized 360-degree compass known as a fire finder to identify the location, then relays it to base.
