Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

About Freetrade

Freetrade’s mission is to become the default place to invest. Investing has been too complicated and expensive for too long, keeping millions from making the most of their savings.

We’re changing that.

We’re building our team and looking for people who are excited to reshape how our customers invest and grow their wealth. If you’re driven by solving complex problems and building innovative products, you’ll fit right in.

2025 is a big year for us. In January, we announced a game changing deal to become part of the IG Group. We’ll continue to operate as an independent business while gaining access to the resources and support of an established leader in the space.

This year, we’re accelerating our roadmap and taking our products to the next level. We’re building new features like mutual funds, bonds, and family investment tools. We’re also exploring how we can leverage AI to deliver an even better experience for our customers.

The Role

As our Chief Financial Officer, you will be a strategic and operational leader responsible for shaping Freetrade's financial strategy to ensure sustainable growth, profitability, and operational excellence.

This is a hands-on role where you will balance strategic leadership with the need to drive day-to-day financial execution.

You will shape the financial model for our business and be responsible for establishing and scaling an organisation of finance business partners who work directly with product, marketing, people, and operations to fuel our mission.

This is a senior executive role that requires strong commercial acumen, deep product understanding, and the ability to translate financial insights into strategic advantage.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and inspire the Finance team and the broader organisation, building an inclusive, high-performing function.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive financial strategy aligned with Freetrade’s growth ambitions.

• Partner closely with the CEO and executive team to shape company direction, with a strong focus on commercial outcomes and shareholder value.
  

Commercial & Product Finance

• Work as a key commercial partner for the business, ensuring decisions are grounded in strong financial insight and clear commercial thinking.

• Partner with the CTO and CMO to evaluate, prioritise, and measure the impact of new features and initiatives.

• Build pricing and monetisation strategies that balance customer value with sustainable economics.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary finance liaison with Freetrade's Board, the Freetrade Audit & Risk Committee, and our regulator, the FCA.

• Effectively manage our shareholder relationship with the IG Group, interlocking on key areas such as budget, reporting, and strategy.

• Leverage and collaborate with IG Group resources, including tax, treasury, and internal audit, to ensure financial efficiency and compliance.

Finance Business Partnering

• Establish and scale a team of finance business partners who support all strategic areas of the business, embedding finance into product, marketing, people, and operations.

• Drive a culture of collaboration, ensuring that financial insights are accessible, actionable, and drive performance.

• Equip teams with tools and frameworks to make faster, smarter, more data-informed decisions.
  

Operational & Financial Excellence

• Own all aspects of financial planning, forecasting, and reporting.

• Partner with the Data team to ensure financial and operational metrics are tracked, analysed, and reported effectively.

• Ensure KPIs are monitored to understand the health of the business and opportunities, and report progress to the executive team and board.

• Ensure governance, compliance, and controls while enabling agility and speed.
  

Team Development

• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing finance team.

• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and commercial thinking.

• Invest in talent development and create clear growth opportunities within the Finance function.

Requirements

• A strategic leader with strong academic or professional foundations and the ability to drive meaningful change. MBA or equivalent is a plus.

• Proven experience as a senior finance leader, preferably as a Director or VP of Finance in a fast-paced, product-led organisation (fintech or consumer technology is a strong plus) and are ready to step up into a CFO role.

• Strong commercial mindset with experience supporting sustainable growth.

• Experience in or a keen interest in building and scaling finance business partnering within an organisation.

• Strong product orientation, with an ability to evaluate and influence product and pricing strategy.

• Deep expertise in financial planning, reporting, and analytics, with the ability to translate complexity into clear insights.

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and grow teams.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for driving impact and delivering results.
  

What we don’t require

• We don’t require extensive industry experience in financial services or brokerage, although experience or a deep interest in investing are a strong plus. We can teach and onboard the right candidate who is willing to learn our industry.

• Domain knowledge: We prefer someone who can lead strategy, deliver results by building the right level of partnership, processes, and more, leaning on the expertise of subject matter experts where needed.

Benefits

Freetrade is the place to accelerate your career. Our benefits package and ways of working are designed to attract and retain the most talented people who are dedicated to making an impact at Freetrade.

Why join us

This is an opportunity to join a successful fintech company in a senior leadership role that rarely opens up. You'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on the future of financial services. You’ll be part of Freetrade’s executive team.

Hybrid working culture

We’re operating in a hybrid model: 3-days in-office / 2-days from home. We believe great collaboration happens in person and our beautiful offices in central London and Budapest are designed to bring people together.

🏢 Office days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
🏡 Work from home days: Wednesday, Friday

This setup helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and keep building a culture where we all do our best work together, including dedicated days for focus work.

Flexibility for those who need it: We have a hybrid working model, but life happens. If you need flexibility let's talk about it, whether you're a parent or have other care responsibilities.

Values

At Freetrade we live and breathe our values: Honesty, Focus and Grit. Expect to be asked about these in your interview!

Benefits In London:

• Competitive salary – carefully benchmarked.

• Bonus Scheme - join us and share in our growth.

Bonuses are linked to both company success and your individual impact.

First payouts: July 2026

• Holidays – 25 days plus UK public holidays. Your birthday off, plus one extra day for every year at Freetrade.

• Enhanced pension – We’ll match your contributions up to 5%.

• Group Life Insurance – Protect your loved ones with coverage at 5x your salary, ensuring financial security in any circumstance.

• Private Health Insurance - Which includes access to high quality medical care, mental health support, dental and vision plans, Wellness programs and preventative care initiatives are also provided to ensure the wellbeing of your entire family.

• Income Protection Cover – Safeguard your income with comprehensive coverage, ensuring financial stability in the event of illness or injury.

• Enhanced parental leave – Time off when it matters most.

• Flexibility for those who need it – We’re office-first, but life happens. Whether you’re a parent or have care responsibilities, we focus on output and trust you to manage your time.

• Learning & Development – We fund industry qualifications so you can grow as a financial services professional.

• Cycle to Work scheme – Get a high quality bike and gear through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost with tax free monthly installments.

• Paid Sick Leave – Receive 10 days of fully paid sick leave each calendar year.

Following the completion of our acquisition by IG Group, you can expect our benefits package to further improve as we align with the broader offerings available across the group.

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