Job Title
Head of Finance - Performance Vehicle Lines PD
Ref #
58532
Date posted
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
Finance
Department
Finance
Position level
3
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
37.5 Standard 9:00 - 17:00 (30 min lunch)
Salary
£
What to Expect

As a Head of Finance, you will oversee all aspects of the financial business cases for all Performance Vehicle Lines.  You will have a team of Senior Analysts and Analysts managing individual programmes and product families within the portfolio, working closely with Vehicle Line Directors and Project Management Office colleagues.  You will have overall responsibility for forecasting, reporting and challenging Engineering, Design, Launch and Vehicle Line Delivery teams to optimise the return on investment.  Working closely with the teams who design, develop and deliver our future luxury performance vehicles.


This role will also work closely with Cost Engineering Team and Procurement function for programme Bill of Material.  You will work with Commercial and Manufacturing teams too to ensure the business case for each programme reflects the full vehicle lifecycle, meaning this has a very broad reach across our business and the ability to really impact our investment returns and deliver shareholder value.


What You'll Do

- Act as a strategic business partner to the Chief Vehicle Programmes Officer - Performance (CVPO-P), providing financial insights and challenging assumptions to drive better business outcomes. This includes collaborating on strategic initiatives and ensuring financial considerations are integrated into decision-making processes 

- Recruit, develop, and manage a high-performing finance team. Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, providing mentorship and professional development opportunities to enhance team capabilities and achieve organisational goals

- Deliver comprehensive financial analysis and insights for programmes leveraging commercial expertise to guide decision-making

- Drive decision making on cross-car line topics including systems strategy and parts commonality to leverage both capital expenditure efficiency and economies of scale

- Ensure timely delivery of month end results across Performance Programmes, including detailed variance analysis, insightful commentary, and implementation of improvement initiatives to increase forecast accuracy

- Identify, assess, and mitigate programme financial risks while proactively seeking and capitalising on opportunities for financial growth and efficiency. Develop risk management strategies and implement measures to safeguard programme financial health.

- Deliver cost control through your team on Bill of Materials (BOM) and programme capital expenditure to optimise financial return.

- Challenge cross functionally to ensure stakeholder accountability for programme and portfolio results.

- Uphold the highest standards of financial integrity and accuracy in all financial reporting and operations. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and ethical standards, maintaining the trust and confidence of stakeholders

- Promote and implement continuous improvement initiatives across the finance function and broader programme organisation. This involves regularly reviewing processes, identifying areas for enhancement, and encouraging innovative solutions.

What You'll Bring
  • Qualified Accountant or Equivalent (ACCA / ICAEW / ICAS / CIMA )
  • 5 years minimum Leadership experience in Automotive or Engineering environment
  • Strong commercial acumen with extensive experience of delivering results in fast-paced and high-growth environments
  • Robust influencing skills with ability to flex approach to achieve desired outcomes
  • Strong system skills including SAP and MS Office, particularly Excel (Pivot tables, vlookups, Power Query, etc)

Personal attributes:
  • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills coupled with the ability to build strong and lasting relationship with internal stakeholders
  • Time management and organisational skills, with an adaptable and flexible working style
  • A self-starter who can work independently with minimal support but can also work in a team environment
  • Able to work under pressure yet deliver on time with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Passion for the automotive industry
  • Persistence and drive to get the job done

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. 

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