Senior Finance Analyst – Finance Control

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Enhanced pension

Private medical insurance

Annual bonus

Life assurance

Sabbatical option

Wellbeing program

Job summary

McLaren Automotive, a leading high-performance automotive company in the UK, is seeking a Finance professional to own month-end close, maintain ledgers and support reporting to stakeholders.

You will work with the Senior Finance Manager on Group and shareholder reporting, ensure reconciliations are complete and accurate, and drive improvements across finance processes and controls.

Qualifications

• Qualified or qualified by experience with strong financial control and month-end close.
• Strong balance sheet control with reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Experience with ERP and reporting systems (SAP, SAP S/4HANA, Infor).
• Knowledge of fixed assets, leases, prepayments, intercompany accounting, VAT and statutory reporting.
• Detail-oriented with ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own and complete month-end close and Infor reporting activities, supporting the team through the month-end reporting timetable.
• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations with substantiated balances and audit trails.
• Prepare shareholder reporting inputs for the Group Reporting team, ensuring accuracy and deadlines.
• Support auditors by preparing financial reporting information and reconciliations.
• Prepare schedules for statutory accounts, including finance leases and services.
• Support monthly VAT returns and PSA, P11D and Tax Pack reporting.
• Provide ad hoc analysis across P&L and balance sheet to improve controls and provide insight.
• Produce documentation and control matrices; assist with SAP S/4HANA transition.

Skills

Financial control

Month-end close

ERP Systems

SAP

S/4HANA

Intercompany accounting

VAT & statutory reporting

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Infor ERP

SAP ERP

Job description

• Own and complete month-end procedures, working with the wider business to deliver timely, accurate and well-controlled financial information
• Supporting the Senior Finance Manager in the preparation of monthly Group and Shareholder reporting activities
• Ensuring ledgers are maintained, complete and accurate
• Identify and proactively lead improvement initiatives across Finance to strengthen efficiency, reporting quality and financial control
• Prepare ad hoc analysis across the P&L and balance sheet to improve postings, strengthen controls and provide value-added insight for wider business reporting

What to Expect

• Own and complete month-end procedures, working with the wider business to deliver timely, accurate and well-controlled financial information
• Supporting the Senior Finance Manager in the preparation of monthly Group and Shareholder reporting activities
• Ensuring ledgers are maintained, complete and accurate
• Identify and proactively lead improvement initiatives across Finance to strengthen efficiency, reporting quality and financial control
• Prepare ad hoc analysis across the P&L and balance sheet to improve postings, strengthen controls and provide value-added insight for wider business reporting

What You'll Do

• Own and complete month-end close and Infor reporting activities, supporting the team through the month-end reporting timetable. Key tasks include project settlement, prepayments, journal preparation, intercompany reconciliations, fixed asset capitalisation and depreciation
• Prepare and support the review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring balances are substantiated, issues are investigated and clear audit trails are maintained
• Prepare shareholder reporting inputs for the Group Reporting team, ensuring submissions are accurate, complete and delivered in line with reporting deadlines
• Support the Senior Finance Manager and external auditors by preparing financial reporting information, reconciliations and supporting evidence to meet audit testing requirements
• Prepare supporting schedules and analysis for statutory accounts reporting, including finance leases, contracted leases and services
• Support Senior Finance Manager and Group Tax Manager in producing monthly VAT returns along with annual PSA, P11D and Tax Pack reporting
• Prepare ad hoc analysis across P&L and balance sheet areas to improve controls and postings, investigate variances and provide value-added insight for wider business reporting
• Support wider Finance teams by providing information, guidance and coaching as and when required
• Produce and maintain process documentation and control matrices, evaluating control impacts as new systems are developed and processes change
• Assist with the transition from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA, including data validation, process mapping, control review, testing and issue resolution from a Finance Control perspective
• Maintain SAP GL master data records, ensuring new GLs and cost centres are set up correctly
• Complete miscellaneous ONS and HMRC statistical reporting
• Build cross-functional relationships to support accurate reporting, effective issue resolution and continuous improvement across Finance and the wider business

What You'll Bring

• Qualified or qualified by relevant experience, with a strong understanding of financial control and month-end close processes.
• Strong balance sheet control mindset, with experience preparing reconciliations, investigating variances and resolving issues through to completion.
• Experience working with ERP and reporting systems, ideally including SAP, SAP S/4HANA and Infor, with an understanding of system transitions and finance process impacts.
• Good technical accounting awareness, including fixed assets, leases, prepayments, intercompany accounting, VAT and statutory reporting support.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data, identify control improvements and communicate findings clearly.
• High attention to detail, strong ownership and the ability to deliver accurately under month-end and audit deadlines.
• Confident communicator able to work effectively with Finance colleagues, auditors, tax, group reporting and operational stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement, with the ability to document, challenge and improve processes and controls.

What We'll Do for You

We offer a wide - ranging benefits package, which includes:

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• Generous parental leave policies
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice

Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks.

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey.