Job Title
Finance Analyst - EMEA
Ref #
52787
Date posted
Friday, December 13, 2024
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
Finance
Department
Finance
Position level
I - Qualifying / Team Leader
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
9am - 6pm Monday to Friday
What to Expect

  • Supporting the EMEIA Finance Manager, this role will business partner with the EMEIA region with ownership of the EMEIA financials. Key responsibilities include month-end, budget, monthly forecasting, quarterly customer payment reviews and AP/AR processes.
  • Supporting the regional team to achieve their budget, driving commercial decision making through performance analysis, whilst implementing and improving financial processes and controls.


What You'll Do
  • Completion of month-end processes, leading monthly finance reviews with key stakeholders, delivering timely and accurate financial information with commentary that demonstrates and comprehensive understanding of revenue performance, cost drivers and variance analysis
  • Coordinate and prepare annual budget and monthly reforecast submissions
  • Administration of quarterly payment cycles to McLaren retailer network
  • Ownership of monthly credit note and invoice preparation to Customer accounts.
  • Ownership of monthly payment run preparation for Customer accounts
  • Preparation and distribution of weekly cash files, detailing Debtor aging profile
  • Preparing supporting business cases for EMEIA Sales & Marketing activities - tracking performance post event
  • Business partnering the EMEIA regional team, building relationships cross-functionally and acting as the first point of contact for all financial matters within the region
  • Ensure EMEIA Departmental budgetary & cash control processes are in place and followed, challenging spend where necessary
  • Support the Credit Control Manager with EMEIA Retailer cash management, trade finance limits and supporting with any statement of account or payment queries
  • Identify and implement process, reporting and analysis improvements in all areas of role.
  • Other ad-hoc business requirements as required by the FM

What You'll Bring
  • ACA, ACCA or CIMA Studying or part - qualified.
  • Advanced Excel skills required to interrogate and manage large volumes of complex data.
  • Experience of accounting systems, preference for SAP experience
  • Confident with offering constructive challenges to stakeholders
  • Ability to not only understand and be comfortable with the detail but also to summarise key aspects for management consumption
  • Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach to work by identifying areas for process improvements and implementing robust solutions

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 4x your basic salary
  • 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 including market leading maternity leave
  • Tax efficient nursery scheme benefit
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice
  • Friends and family day
  • Opportunities to experience our fantastic cars

Qualifying criteria applies

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.