Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Metals Trading

Location: Geneva or London
Contract: Full-time, senior leadership role

Role Overview

On behalf of one of our clients, an international metals trading company, we are looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join the executive leadership team.

The CFO will play a central role in financial strategy, risk oversight, funding, and governance, working closely with the CEO, trading desks, shareholders, and external stakeholders. The role combines hands-on financial leadership with strategic decision-making in a fast-paced trading environment.

Key Responsibilities

Define and lead the company’s financial strategy, aligned with trading, risk appetite, and growth objectives.
Oversee financial reporting, consolidation, budgeting, and forecasting, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and timeliness.
Manage liquidity, cash flow, and working capital, including inventory financing and margining requirements.
Lead relationships with banks, lenders, auditors, insurers, and external advisors, including credit facilities, trade finance, and structured financing.
Oversee risk management frameworks in collaboration with trading and risk teams (market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk).
Ensure strong governance, internal controls, and compliance, including regulatory, accounting, and tax matters across jurisdictions.
Support strategic initiatives, including expansion, new trading activities, M&A, joint ventures, and investments.
Lead and develop the finance function, including accounting, treasury, tax, compliance, and systems.
Act as a key sparring partner to the CEO and Board, providing commercial insight and challenge to trading and investment decisions.

Candidate Profile

Proven experience as CFO, Finance Director, or senior finance leader within a metals trading house, commodities trading company, or closely related environment.
Strong understanding of physical metals trading, including P&L drivers, inventory valuation, hedging, and financing structures.
Solid experience managing banking relationships and trade finance facilities.
Excellent knowledge of IFRS (or equivalent), financial controls, and multi-entity international structures.
Commercial mindset with the ability to operate in a high-risk, high-speed trading environment.
Prior experience working with owners, boards, or shareholders.
Fluent in English; additional languages are an asset.
Based in, or willing to relocate to, Geneva or London.