Development Manager - Finance Technology | Commodities & Energy Trading | C# .NET / Treas...

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 127,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading firm in the commodities and energy markets is seeking a Development Manager to lead a new engineering team focused on creating greenfield financial systems. The successful candidate will possess strong engineering foundations and substantial experience in the delivery of robust financial platforms, crucial for managing treasury, payment, and ledger workflows. This role offers a competitive salary and bonus structure, along with opportunities for career advancement within a dynamic trading environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading financial systems delivery such as treasury platforms and payment engines.
• Strong technical background in C# .NET, understanding of financial workflows in trading.
• Proven leadership experience in team building and agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the build of a new finance technology platform designed for global treasury operations.
• Serve as the central link between engineering and Finance stakeholders.
• Influence the roadmap for enterprise finance tooling and manage architecture and delivery.

Skills

C# .NET

Stakeholder engagement

Team building

Agile delivery

Clear communication

Job description

Job Description

Development Manager – Finance Technology | Commodities & Energy Trading | C# .NET / Treasury & Payments Systems | Up to £150,000 + Bonus | Hybrid (London)

A leading trading firm in the commodities and energy markets is looking for a Development Manager to lead a new engineering team dedicated to building greenfield financial systems to support complex treasury, ledger, and payment workflows across a fast-moving global trading business.

This is a high-impact leadership role—perfect for someone with strong engineering foundations, experience delivering robust financial platforms, and a deep understanding of finance systems in trading or financial services environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll lead the build of a new finance technology platform from scratch, designed to support global treasury operations, multi-entity general ledger systems, and real-time cash & payment processing—with full integration into trading and risk platforms.

You’ll be the central link between engineering and Finance stakeholders, ensuring seamless architecture, delivery, and data flow between front-office and back-office systems.

You’ll also influence the roadmap for enterprise finance tooling—building scalable, automated infrastructure to support complex financial control, reporting, and reconciliation workflows.

Team Scope

Leading a cross-functional engineering team (~10–12 developers)

Core stack: C# .NET with React / Node.js (plus Python for data automation)

Oversight of treasury, payments, ledger, and reconciliation systems

Deep focus on architecture, scalability, and compliance

Strong stakeholder engagement with Finance, Risk, Treasury, and Ops

What We’re Looking For

Experience leading the delivery of financial systems—such as treasury platforms, payment engines, or general ledger applications

Strong technical background in C# .NET (enterprise-level systems)

Understanding of financial workflows within a trading or banking environment—especially cash management, settlements, accounting, and reconciliation

Proven leadership experience—team building, agile delivery, stakeholder alignment

Clear communicator—comfortable working across Finance, Tech, Ops, and Audit

Remuneration & Benefits

Base salary up to £150,000

Bonus up to 30%+

Hybrid working (2–3 days/week in London office)

Career progression in a profitable, growing trading firm

Apply Now

If you're a technical leader with deep experience in financial systems, and you're ready to take ownership of a high-impact greenfield build—this is the ideal next step.

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