Family Office Finance Director Recruitment

Harper May is a specialist finance recruitment agency supporting family offices and privately held investment structures across London and the UK in hiring Finance Directors, CFOs and senior finance leadership.

We work with single and multi-family offices, private investment vehicles and wealth-holding structures to deliver targeted finance recruitment solutions for leadership hires who can manage complex financial structures, improve reporting and support long-term wealth preservation.

From established family offices to evolving investment structures, we support organisations seeking finance leaders capable of overseeing multi-asset portfolios, managing risk and supporting strategic financial decision-making.

For related mandates, see our Finance Recruitment Agency London, Finance Director Recruitment, and CFO Recruitment pages.

Family Office Financial Leadership for Control, Governance and Wealth Management

Family offices operate in environments where financial oversight must balance control, discretion and long-term wealth strategy.

We support organisations hiring Finance Directors and CFOs to address challenges such as:

• Managing complex financial structures across multiple entities
• Overseeing investment performance and asset allocation
• Strengthening financial reporting and governance frameworks
• Maintaining confidentiality and control across financial operations
• Supporting long-term wealth preservation and strategic planning

These challenges often lead organisations to seek finance leaders with experience in private wealth environments, strong technical capability and the ability to manage financial complexity across diverse asset classes.

Our focus is on identifying finance leaders who can operate effectively across governance, investment and financial control.

Finance Director Recruitment for Family Offices

Our family office finance recruitment approach is designed to align finance leadership with governance, investment and operational priorities.

We support organisations hiring finance leaders who can:

• Manage financial structures across multiple entities and jurisdictions
• Oversee investment reporting and portfolio performance
• Strengthen governance and internal financial controls
• Support strategic planning and long-term wealth management
• Provide clear financial insight to principals and stakeholders

For flexible or transitional requirements, see Fractional CFO Recruitment and Interim Finance Director Recruitment.

Managing Financial Complexity in Family Office Structures

Family offices often require finance leadership to manage complexity across investments, reporting and governance.

We regularly support organisations experiencing:

• Complex ownership and entity structures
• Limited financial visibility across diversified portfolios
• Increasing governance and reporting expectations
• Challenges managing investment performance and risk
• Growth in assets requiring more structured financial oversight

Finance leadership in this environment requires a structured approach to reporting, governance and long-term financial planning.

As a result, many family offices look for finance leaders who can improve financial visibility, strengthen governance and support investment-led decision-making.

Finance Leadership Across Family Office Models

Our experience spans a wide range of family office and private investment structures, allowing us to align finance leadership with specific operational and financial requirements.

We support:

• Single family offices managing private wealth
• Multi-family offices overseeing diverse portfolios
• Investment holding structures and private entities
• Asset-backed and diversified investment environments
• Organisations managing cross-asset and international portfolios

We also work closely with adjacent sectors including:

• Wealth Management Finance Recruitment
• Investment Management Finance Recruitment
• Private Equity Finance Recruitment

This broader exposure strengthens our understanding of investment structures, asset management and long-term financial strategy.

Finance Roles We Recruit For

We support hiring across senior finance roles within family offices and private investment structures, including:

• CFO Recruitment
• Finance Director Recruitment
• Financial Controller Recruitment
• Head of Finance Recruitment
• Finance Manager Recruitment
• FP&A Recruitment
• Interim Finance Director Recruitment
• Fractional CFO Recruitment
• Finance Executive Search

Each assignment is aligned to the structure, scale and investment profile of the organisation.

Why Family Offices Work With Harper May

Our approach combines finance recruitment expertise with an understanding of family office and private investment environments.

We support organisations in identifying finance leaders who can:

• Manage complex financial and investment structures
• Strengthen governance and financial oversight
• Improve reporting across multi-asset portfolios
• Support long-term wealth preservation and planning
• Align finance with investment strategy and risk management

Each assignment is structured to reflect the realities of private wealth and investment-led environments.

We support family offices across London and the UK with finance recruitment for Finance Directors, CFOs and senior finance leadership roles.

Our network includes finance professionals with experience across private wealth, investment structures and multi-entity environments.

Family offices often require finance leaders who can operate effectively across governance, reporting, investment oversight and long-term financial planning.

Harper May supports organisations reviewing their finance leadership structure and hiring requirements within family office environments, with recruitment focused on long-term fit, sector understanding and commercial relevance.