Job Description

Main responsibilities:

• Financial Management & Reporting
• Oversee preparation of monthly management accounts, P&L, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage and review work produced by the outsourced bookkeeping provider, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to internal controls.
• Develop and execute a plan to insource key financial processes, including transactional accounting, management reporting, and financial control.
• Produce statutory financial statements in compliance with UK GAAP / IFRS.
• Manage the year-end audit process and liaise with external auditors.
• Coordinate with external tax advisers to ensure timely and accurate completion of UK corporation tax computations, VAT returns, and filings in overseas jurisdictions where applicable.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, and management reports.
• Regulatory & Compliance
• Ensure full compliance with FCA prudential rules and capital adequacy requirements under IFPR.
• Prepare and submit regulatory returns (e.g. MIF001, MIF002) and monitor capital and liquidity positions.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of FCA and PRA financial regulations relevant to the brokerage sector.
• Support compliance with CASS rules and other financial control obligations as applicable.
• Controls & Governance
• Implement and strengthen financial controls, policies, and procedures across the business.
• Ensure appropriate governance and oversight of outsourced financial and tax functions in line with FCA requirements.
• Review and enhance financial systems and processes to drive efficiency, scalability, and transparency.
• Manage key external relationships with banks, auditors, regulators, outsourced providers, and tax advisers.
• Strategic & Business Support
• Act as a trusted financial partner to the CEO, Finance Director and senior leadership team.
• Provide strategic input into business planning, capital management, and growth initiatives.
• Partner with operations, risk, and compliance teams to ensure sound financial decision-making and risk control.
• Support new product and market expansion initiatives from a financial and regulatory capital perspective.
• Team Leadership (Growth Phase)
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a small finance team as the business scales.
• Foster a culture of accountability, efficiency, and continuous improvement within the finance function.

We are recruiting for a Financial Controller for an innovative expansive brokerage house, that is opening many new markets. This is a new role reporting to the CEO and Finance Director.
We are a dynamic and fast-growing FCA-regulated brokerage house providing institutional and retail clients with access to global financial markets. Our business spans multi-asset execution, prime brokerage, and related financial services. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
This is a hands-on, roll-your-sleeves-up position for an experienced and ambitious finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
The Financial Controller will take ownership of the firm's financial operations -- from day-to-day accounting and reporting to regulatory compliance and strategic financial planning. You will manage the firm's outsourced bookkeeping provider and lead the gradual insourcing of key finance processes as the business grows.
You will also coordinate tax compliance activities with external tax advisers in the UK and with relevant firms in other jurisdictions. Over time, you will build and lead a small internal finance team, establishing the systems, controls, and reporting capabilities required for a growing FCA-regulated brokerage.
Skills/experience required:
Essential:

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
• 5+ years' experience in a financial control or senior finance role within a financial services firm (brokerage, trading, or investment environment preferred).
• Strong understanding of FCA regulatory reporting and prudential requirements (IFPR / MIFIDPRU).
• Experience managing outsourced finance or tax providers.
• Proven track record of producing accurate management and statutory accounts and managing external audits.
• Hands-on experience with modern accounting systems (e.g. Xero, Sage Intacct, NetSuite).

Desirable:

• Experience within a brokerage or trading environment.
• Knowledge of CASS client money rules and operational finance processes in a regulated setting.
• Exposure to treasury, liquidity management, or capital planning.
• Experience leading a transition from outsourced to in-house finance operations.
• Experience coordinating multi-jurisdictional tax reporting.

Key Competencies

• Hands-on and proactive -- comfortable rolling up your sleeves and delivering as well as leading.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Commercially astute with the ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and comfort working under regulatory scrutiny.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a growing business.

Remuneration & Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Annual performance-related bonus.
• Pension and private healthcare.
• 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home.
• Professional development and training support.

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