FP&A Finance Controller — Strategic Planning for Manufacturing

Group Lotus; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car scheme

25 days vacation + bank holidays

Performance bonus

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Hybrid work (3 days onsite)

Job summary

Group Lotus seeks a Finance Controller FP&A to lead planning, forecasting and performance management at the Hethel facility. You will translate performance into financial outcomes, collaborating with Executive teams to support strategic decisions.

You will own the planning framework across vehicle volumes, revenue, product profitability and capital investment, providing integrated insights to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in financial planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Excellent understanding of cost accounting, financial controls, risk analysis and financial performance management.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Proven ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate key findings to senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to demanding deadlines.
• Experience identifying and implementing improvements to financial processes and reporting.
• Proactive, commercially focused approach with the ability to understand the bigger picture and identify opportunities to improve profitability.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the confidence to influence, challenge and resolve issues effectively.
• Desirable: ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification; experience using SAP; experience in manufacturing/ automotive environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting and periodic financial forecasting processes across Lotus.
• Develop and maintain integrated financial planning models covering vehicle production volumes, revenue, pricing, product profitability, manufacturing costs, operating expenditure, capital investment and headcount.
• Ensure financial forecasts reflect the latest business assumptions and strategic priorities.
• Coordinate financial inputs from Finance Business Partners and functional teams to deliver accurate, consistent company-wide forecasts.
• Provide scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to assess the financial impact of changes in volumes, pricing, costs and investment.
• Produce monthly management accounts, including detailed profit and loss analysis and full balance sheet reconciliations.
• Build strong working relationships with cost centre owners, supporting the development, monitoring and reporting of key performance indicators.
• Identify and implement improvements to financial processes, reporting and forecasting practices.
• Provide clear financial insight to senior stakeholders, highlighting risks, opportunities and recommendations to improve business performance.
• Support and develop colleagues, encouraging collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement across the Finance function.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Cost accounting

Financial controls

Risk analysis

Excel

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Profitability analysis

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Group Lotus seeks a Finance Controller FP&A to lead planning, forecasting and performance management at the Hethel facility. You will translate performance into financial outcomes, collaborating with Executive teams to support strategic decisions.

You will own the planning framework across vehicle volumes, revenue, product profitability and capital investment, providing integrated insights to senior leadership.