Head of Finance

CMC Markets Plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking an experienced Head of Finance based in Greater London. In this senior role, you will lead the Finance function, ensuring robust financial management and compliance while supporting strategic initiatives and business growth. Key responsibilities include overseeing financial operations, managing audits, and leading a talented finance team. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in financial services and possess strong leadership, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of post-qualified experience in finance.
• Significant senior finance leadership experience in financial services.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance function across the business.
• Ensure robust financial management and compliance.
• Build and mentor a high-performing finance team.

Skills

Financial insight

Financial management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Head of Finance page is loaded## Head of Financelocations: Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: CMC5093CMC Markets is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Head of Finance to lead and manage the Finance function across the business. This is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring robust financial management, planning, compliance, and the continued modernisation of finance operations, while acting as a trusted business partner to the Executive team.You will play a pivotal role in supporting growth, shaping strategic decision-making, and strengthening financial governance within a complex, regulated financial services environment.**Key Responsibilities:****Business Partnering & Strategy*** Provide financial insight and recommendations to support strategic initiatives, projects, and programmes that drive growth and maximise business impact.* Set, monitor, and challenge financial and non-financial performance targets across operational and strategic activities.* Lead finance oversight for key projects, including new product initiatives, strategic partnerships, and M&A activity.* Partner closely with senior leaders and the Executive to support business development through robust financial modelling and analysis.* Build strong relationships across the Group, including with the Board and Executive Committee, ensuring Finance is central to decision-making.**Financial Management, Risk & Control*** Ensure strong financial management, control, and governance across the business.* Lead delivery of the year-end audit and half-year review, acting as the primary interface with external auditors.* Oversee the preparation of statutory accounts and support audit deliverables.* Take responsibility for procurement, vendor management, and outsourcing arrangements.* Work closely with HR, Tax, Treasury, and Prudential Regulation teams to ensure accurate payroll, tax compliance, effective treasury management, and regulatory reporting.**People Leadership*** Lead and develop the Finance function across Financial Control, Technical Accounting, and FP&A.* Build, coach, and mentor a high-performing finance team, embedding best practice and continuous improvement.* Align team objectives with the wider operational and strategic goals of the business.* Support professional development and succession planning within the team.**About You*** Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with **10+ years post-qualified experience**.* Significant senior finance leadership experience within **financial services**.* Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence and challenge at Executive level.* Proven track record of building and leading successful finance teams.* Strategic, analytical, and innovative thinker with excellent problem-solving skills.* Exceptional communication and stakeholder management capability.* High level of personal drive, accountability, and motivation to deliver results through others.* Play a key leadership role within a global, listed financial services organisation* Work closely with senior executives and influence strategic direction.* Lead a talented finance team in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.* Be part of a culture that values integrity, quality, and continuous improvement.CMC Markets is one of the world’s first ever fin-tech companies and was launched in 1989 to break down the barriers of financial trading and make trading accessible to everyone.Our mission is to use our award-winning, Next Generation trading platform and unparalleled client service to empower millions of people to have the best trading experience out there. Our clients can trade on thousands of instruments using the best technology, supported by sophisticated charting, competitive pricing and automated execution. We're trusted by investors globally, but also by banks, brokers, funds and trading desks though our top-tier liquidity institutional offering, enabling these businesses to expand into new markets and increase revenue potential. We were recently listed on the FTSE250, and our business continues to go from strength to strength as we continue to invest in our technology and our people.