Strategic Finance Controller & Business Partner

Porsche Cars GB Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Porsche Macan BEV company car

Private medical insurance

27 days annual leave

Other attractive benefits

Job summary

Porsche Financial Services Great Britain Ltd (PFSGB) seeks a Financial Controller to lead accounting, controlling, reporting and financial planning. You will partner with senior stakeholders, provide financial insight, and drive process improvements across the finance function.

Responsibilities cover month-end close, robust controls, budgeting and forecasting, and executive reporting. You will coordinate cross‑border finance activities with PFSGB and external groups while ensuring regulatory

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification with strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and ability to present insights to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end and annual close process, ensuring accurate financial reporting and timely delivery of management accounts.
• Maintain a robust financial control environment, including accounting policies, reconciliations, journal approvals and process documentation.
• Provide technical accounting leadership, exercising accounting judgement and final review of financial outputs.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning activities, translating business objectives into financial plans.
• Monitor financial performance against budget, challenge assumptions and advise on corrective actions and financial implications.
• Own the management information and commercial insight framework, ensuring reporting supports business and executive decision-making.
• Produce and interpret management reports, identifying performance trends, risks, opportunities and strategic implications.
• Act as the senior finance business partner to PFS Germany, Porsche Cars GB, VW Financial Services and other key stakeholders, providing financial guidance and escalation support.
• Support the Managing Director with business cases, strategic analysis, decision papers and executive reporting.
• Oversee statutory, tax and Group reporting requirements, including audit coordination, VAT, corporation tax and regulatory submissions.
• Lead governance, risk, compliance and internal control activities, ensuring adherence to Group policies, financial controls and risk management processes.
• Manage finance-related projects and develop the capability of the Finance and Data Analyst through coaching, delegation, performance oversight and stakeholder coordination.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Management reporting

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Job description

Porsche Financial Services Great Britain Ltd (PFSGB) seeks a Financial Controller to lead accounting, controlling, reporting and financial planning. You will partner with senior stakeholders, provide financial insight, and drive process improvements across the finance function.

Responsibilities cover month-end close, robust controls, budgeting and forecasting, and executive reporting. You will coordinate cross‑border finance activities with PFSGB and external groups while ensuring regulatory