ERP Finance Project Business Partner - 12 Month FTC

McLaren Racing; Woking; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Racing seeks a Finance Business Partner to represent finance for the ERP programme, linking Finance, Operations, Technology and the Systems Integrator to design, build and deploy ERP processes and controls. This 12-month FTC will drive standardisation, readiness and benefits realisation across the organisation.

The role reports to the Finance Lead and requires strong stakeholder management and finance process knowledge to translate business needs into effective ERP solutions.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of finance processes (R2R, P2P, O2C) and accounting principles.
• Experience in product ownership, business analysis, or ERP governance.
• Comfort in working in a sprint environment with changing tasks and priorities.
• Exceptional internal business partner.
• Ability to translate business needs into system requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commercially aware, able to connect platform decisions to business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary finance representative for designated business functions and workstreams.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Procurement, Commercial, Technology and People teams.
• Understand current business challenges, reporting requirements and operational processes.
• Ensure stakeholder perspectives are reflected in the future-state ERP design.
• Participate in workshops and design sessions to gather business requirements and validate proposed solutions.
• Support decision-making by presenting options, impacts, risks and recommendations.
• Be prepared to drop in to support other functions as different sprints require different skill sets and resources across the Finance team.
• Support the design of end-to-end processes across: Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Record-to-Report (R2R), Projects and Cost Management, Expenses and Credit Cards, Fixed Assets, Integrations with MRP, Financial Planning and Reporting.
• Understand existing ways of working to promote standardisation and best practice.
• Ensure processes align with governance, controls and reporting requirements.
• Identify opportunities for automation and reduction of manual effort.
• Champion the ERP programme within the business.
• Support change impact assessments and stakeholder readiness activities.
• Assist with training design, communications and user engagement initiatives.
• Help develop super-user networks across departments.
• Drive adoption of new processes and ways of working.
• Support test planning and business acceptance testing.
• Coordinate business participation in testing activities.
• Validate that business processes operate effectively in the new environment.
• Assist with defect triage and resolution.
• Support cutover planning and go-live readiness activities.

Skills

ERP governance

Finance processes

Product ownership

Stakeholder management

Agile

Requirements gathering

Analytical thinking

Commercial awareness

Job description

This is a core team member of McLaren’s ERP programme. The Finance Business Partner will represent the needs of operational and functional stakeholders throughout the design, build and deployment of the ERP solution. The role will report into the Finance Lead and will ensure that business requirements are understood, documented, prioritised and translated into effective ERP processes, reporting and controls in collaboration with the implementation partner.

Acting as the link between Finance, Operations, Technology and the Systems Integrator, the Finance Business Partner will help drive process standardisation, business readiness, user adoption and benefits realisation across the organisation.

The successful candidate will combine strong finance knowledge with excellent stakeholder management skills and a passion for business transformation.

This is a 12 Month FTC

Business Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a primary finance representative for designated business functions and workstreams.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Procurement, Commercial, Technology and People teams.
• Understand current business challenges, reporting requirements and operational processes.
• Ensure stakeholder perspectives are reflected in the future-state ERP design.
• Participate in workshops and design sessions to gather business requirements and validate proposed solutions.
• Support decision-making by presenting options, impacts, risks and recommendations.
• Be prepared to drop in an support other functions as different sprints require different skill sets and resources across the Finance team

Business Process Design

• Support the design of end-to-end processes across:
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
  • Order-to-Cash (O2C)
  • Record-to-Report (R2R)
  • Projects and Cost Management
  • Expenses and Credit Cards
  • Fixed Assets
  • Integrations with MRP
  • Financial Planning and Reporting
• Understand existing ways of working to promote standardisation and best practice.
• Ensure processes align with governance, controls and reporting requirements.
• Identify opportunities for automation and reduction of manual effort.

Requirements and Validations

• Support the capture and document detailed business requirements.
• Review solution designs and configuration proposals to ensure business needs are met.
• Support fit-gap assessments and prioritisation of requirements.
• Validate system functionality through demonstrations, workshops and testing activities.
• Ensure future-state processes deliver business value and improved user experience.

Change & Adoption

• Champion the ERP programme within the business.
• Support change impact assessments and stakeholder readiness activities.
• Assist with training design, communications and user engagement initiatives.
• Help develop super-user networks across departments.
• Drive adoption of new processes and ways of working.

Testing & Deployment

• Support test planning and business acceptance testing.
• Coordinate business participation in testing activities.
• Validate that business processes operate effectively in the new environment.
• Assist with defect triage and resolution.
• Support cutover planning and go-live readiness activities.

Company Description

At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. And everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. So if you want to test your ideas with the world watching... And measure your progress in milliseconds... And play your part in racing history... You belong here. High performance starts with you.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Good understanding of good process and ERP system capability.
• Good understanding of finance processes (R2R, P2P, O2C) and accounting principles.
• Experience in product ownership, business analysis, or ERP governance.
• Comfort in working in a sprint environment with changing tasks and priorities.
• Exceptional internal business partner.
• Ability to translate business needs into system requirements..
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills..
• Commercially aware, able to connect platform decisions to business outcomes.

Personal Attributes:

• Strategic thinker with a strong architectural mindset.
• Confident decision‑maker able to balance business needs and system constraints.
• Clear communicator who can simplify complex system concepts.
• Positive approach to change and thrives in an empowered position.
• Collaborative and able to influence across teams.

Additional Information

Success in racing comes from bringing together talented people with different skills, perspectives and experiences. We're committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels supported and empowered to deliver their best work.

Every role has the potential to drive high performance. You'll be part of a team united by a shared ambition to push boundaries and embody our racing mindset. We invest in our people through opportunities to develop and grow, creating an environment where individuals and teams can thrive.

Alongside a range of wellbeing initiatives and development opportunities, we're committed to helping you build a rewarding career and make your mark at McLaren Racing.