Specialist, Finance Business Partner - ERP Project

McLaren Racing; Woking; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Racing is seeking a Specialist, Finance Business Partner for our ERP Project. You will represent Finance across design, build and deployment, ensuring requirements are captured and translated into ERP processes, reporting and controls in collaboration with our implementation partner.

You will drive business readiness, user adoption and benefits realisation, working closely with Finance, Operations, Technology and other key functions to standardise processes and enable faster decision

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary finance representative for designated business functions and workstreams.
• Build 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.
• Champion the ERP programme within the business and drive adoption of new processes.

Skills

Finance processes

ERP governance

Stakeholder management

Requirements translation

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Commercial awareness

Job description

Specialist, Finance Business Partner - ERP Project

• Full-time

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.

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.

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.
• 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.

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.

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.