Head of Finance

London | Hybrid Working


Build the Finance Function. Shape the Business. Become the Future CFO.

A highly entrepreneurial investment and trading business is seeking its first dedicated finance leader to partner directly with the founders and help build the next phase of growth.

This is not a traditional corporate finance role.

This is an opportunity to take complete ownership of finance within a profitable, fast-growing firm operating across sophisticated global markets. You will have a genuine seat at the table, helping influence strategic decisions while building the financial infrastructure that supports a scaling business.

If you're excited by creating rather than maintaining, solving complex problems, working alongside exceptional people and having a visible impact on business performance, this role offers a rare career opportunity.


The Opportunity

As the firm's first senior finance hire, you will own the entire finance function across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
Working directly with the founders and commercial leadership team, you will establish best-in-class reporting, controls, treasury, forecasting and governance processes while acting as a trusted strategic adviser to the business.
You will enjoy significant autonomy, broad responsibility and the chance to build a function from first principles.
This is effectively a Head of Finance role operating with CFO-level exposure and influence.


What You'll Be Doing



Strategic Finance & Business Partnering

• Partner directly with founders on commercial and strategic decisions
• Develop budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning processes
• Deliver insight into profitability, growth opportunities and business performance
• Support expansion initiatives, new products and investment opportunities

Financial Control & Reporting

• Own month-end, management reporting and statutory obligations
• Build robust controls, governance frameworks and scalable processes
• Lead audit, tax and compliance activities
• Ensure high-quality, timely financial information for decision making

Treasury & Capital Management

• Manage liquidity across banking and financial counterparties
• Oversee cash flow forecasting and capital planning
• Strengthen treasury controls and reporting

Systems & Automation

• Implement finance systems, reporting tools and automation initiatives
• Improve financial data quality and operational efficiency
• Work closely with technology teams to streamline workflows and reporting

Building the Function

• Design the future finance operating model
• Establish scalable processes and policies
• Recruit and develop future finance team members as the business grows

We're Interested In People Who Have

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Significant post-qualified finance experience
• Operated in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments
• Owned broad finance responsibilities including reporting, controls, forecasting, treasury and compliance
• Experience improving or building finance functions, systems or processes
• Strong commercial judgement and stakeholder management skills
• A hands-on approach and willingness to roll up their sleeves

Particularly Relevant Backgrounds

We are especially interested in finance professionals from:

• Proprietary trading firms
• Hedge funds
• Market makers
• Asset managers
• Brokerages
• Commodity trading businesses
• FinTech organisations
• Digital asset and crypto businesses
• High-growth founder-led companies

Why This Role Stands Out

Few opportunities offer this combination of:

• Direct access to founders and decision makers
• Ownership of an entire finance function
• Freedom to build systems and processes from scratch
• Exposure to sophisticated financial markets
• Significant commercial influence
• A genuine pathway towards a future CFO position

For ambitious finance leaders who enjoy building, improving and scaling organisations, this represents a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact within a growing and highly entrepreneurial business.