Chief Financial Officer – Single Family Office, London

Overview

In this CFO role, you guide the family office’s financial destiny, balancing strategy, governance and hands-on delivery. You will lead the office and collaborate with external advisers to support the principal’s personal, investment and business interests. You’ll drive financial reporting, risk management and tax planning within a regulated art-market entity and related assets. The role combines strategic oversight with operational leadership in a discreet, UHNW environment. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape the family’s capital and governance framework.

Pay / Benefits

• discretionary bonus
• benefits package
• hybrid working arrangement
• competitive remuneration
• role in a private, high-trust family office
• opportunity to influence governance and strategy

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted adviser to the family across personal, investment and business interests
• Lead the familys financial strategy with external advisers
• Oversee financial and management reporting across the family office and associated businesses
• Prepare financial reporting for Family Council and board meetings; follow up actions
• Manage annual audit and external relationships for governance
• Oversee treasury, cash flow, banking, funding and intercompany balances
• Oversee payments, controls and fraud risk management
• Oversee personal and business tax compliance with advisers
• Coordinate investment reporting and art collection oversight with advisers
• Oversee rental properties financials and cash flow
• Lead and develop the family office finance and art business teams
• Oversee HR, payroll and employment matters with advisers
• Manage external advisers and service providers and cost controls
• Ensure appropriate internal and external capability mix
• Oversee insurance, IT systems, cyber security with related strategy
• Governance, AML/regulatory compliance and company secretarial duties
• Maintain risk framework and deadlines; identify risks and opportunities
• Support management with strategic risk and governance improvements

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant
• Experience with UHNW individuals or family-run businesses
• Strong personal and corporate tax literacy; ability to direct advisers
• Experience leading and developing finance/operations teams
• Ability to operate strategically and hands-on in a dynamic environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication; discretion and judgment
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities
• Desirable: art market experience; AML/MLRO exposure or regulatory AML environment

• discretion
• strong communication
• autonomy
• tax planning and compliance
• AML/regulatory compliance
• audit coordination

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