Finance Business Partner

Motorsport Network; Wantage; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in motorsport innovation is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support their F1 Car Programme. This role involves financial planning, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with FIA Financial Regulations, offering a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in financial controlling or business partnering role.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to challenge constructively.
• Analytical mindset and high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and reporting for F1 costs.
• Collaborate with Programme Managers to define budget requirements.
• Deliver weekly updates on programme status and forecasts.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Business Acumen

Budgeting

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Degree in Business Administration or equivalent

Accounting qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA)

Job description

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to support our F1 Car Programme. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the heart of motorsport innovation, partnering with cross-functional teams to drive strategic decision-making and ensure financial rigour within a fast-paced, high-performance environment.

Main Duties:

• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and reporting for F1 manufacturing and development costs.

• Collaborate closely with Programme Managers and Cost Engineers to define budget requirements for each F1 project and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

• Maintain ERP accuracy and ensure effective financial control across projects.

• Deliver weekly updates on current programme status and forecasts, clearly highlighting key variances, risks, and opportunities.

• Support scenario analysis, make-or-buy decisions, and cost modelling.

• Partner with the Cost Cap Team to ensure full compliance with FIA Financial Regulations.

• Monitor and evolve our cost methodology, reporting KPIs to evaluate performance and identify opportunities for process improvement.

• Ensure the integrity and quality of data within financial systems, proactively developing controls where necessary.

Core Competencies:

Financial Analysis & Reporting: Skilled in variance analysis, performance tracking, and translating data into actionable insight.

Business Acumen: Strong understanding of operational drivers and ability to connect financials to strategic goals.

Budgeting & Forecasting: Proven ability to build, manage, and adjust budgets in a dynamic environment.

Stakeholder Communication: Confident communicator, able to influence cross-functional teams and senior leadership.

Company Description

For almost 50 years, Williams Racing has been at the forefront of one of the fastest sports on the planet, being one of the top three most successful teams in history competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. With an almost unrivalled heritage of engineering and racing F1 cars and unforgettable eras that demonstrate it is a force to be reckoned with, the British squad boasts 16 F1 World Championship titles to its name.

Since its foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine Constructors’ Championships, in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault. Its roll call of drivers is legendary, with its seven Drivers’ Championship trophies being lifted by true icons of the sport: Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. The team has made history before and is out to make it again with a long-term mission to evolve and return to the front of the grid.

Qualifications

• Accounting qualification (CIMA,ACA, ACCA) is desirable but not essential

• Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent field.

• Demonstrable experience in a financial controlling or business partnering role, ideally within motorsport, prototyping, or high-tech manufacturing.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to challenge constructively and build consensus.

• Analytical mindset, high attention to detail, and a proactive, collaborative approach.

This job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder will be required to carry out from time-to-time tasks in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within their capabilities.

Additional Information

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Atlassian Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.