Senior Finance Reporting Manager (Permanent) in Surrey, Woking

Job Title Senior Finance Manager - Corporate Functions Finance Finance 4 - Management / Technical Expert (L - 19) Full Time Contract type Permanent 9am - 6pm Monday to Friday We are seeking a high-calibre Senior Finance Manager to join McLaren Automotive Limited (MAL), leading finance business partnering across the Corporate Functions team and reporting directly to the Head of Finance. This is a broad and high-impact leadership role with full ownership of the financial performance, planning, control and decision support for the Corporate Functions portfolio. The successful candidate will act as the senior finance lead across key functions including Facilities, Legal, Finance, HR and IT, as well as Capital Investment programmes, while providing leadership and support across the wider Finance team. The Senior Finance Manager will lead and develop a team of Senior Finance Analysts and Finance Analysts, setting clear priorities, assuring the quality of outputs and building a high-performing, commercially focused finance team. A core accountability is end-to-end ownership of financial performance across the Corporate Functions portfolio, including actuals, forecasts, budgets, business plans and delivery against financial OKRs. The Senior Finance Manager will ensure performance is clearly understood, risks and opportunities are identified early, and accountable actions are established to maintain delivery against corporate objectives. The role will lead and challenge investment and strategic decisions, ensuring capital allocation is financially robust, affordable and aligned to business priorities. More broadly, the position will optimise return on investment, strengthen financial governance and enable data-driven decision-making across corporate and commercial initiatives. Full ownership of finance partnering across a broad and strategically important Corporate Functions portfolioLead a multi-level team of Senior Finance Analysts and Finance Analysts and deliver decision-ready insight to the Executive TeamAct as the senior and trusted finance business partner to functional ExCo members and key stakeholders across MALLead, coach and develop a team of Senior Finance Analysts and Finance AnalystsOwn the finance relationship for all areas within remit and act as the escalation point for complex, material or cross-functional financial mattersDevelop a deep understanding of functional strategies and OKRs, ensuring finance support is focused on the most important prioritiesLead the annual budget, periodic forecasting and long-range planning processes for the Corporate Functions portfolioOwn the delivery of clear, accurate and decision-ready financial reporting, including performance, outlook, risks, opportunities and recommended actionsOversee the month-end close, including accruals, journals, balance-sheet integrity and management review, maintaining clear accountability across the teamOwn financial performance and hold budget owners accountable for commitments, delivery and actions against the approved business planBuild strong relationships with functional leaders and provide credible, constructive challenge to assumptions, spending plans and delivery performanceIdentify, quantify and manage risks and opportunities early, translating them into clear and accountable actionsMaintain robust financial governance, controls and compliance across all supported functions Commercially minded, intellectually curious and comfortable challenging constructivelyConfident and credible with stakeholders at all levels, including the senior executive teamResilient and adaptable, with the judgement to balance pace, value and controlThe ability to translate complex financial information into concise, compelling messages for non-finance audiencesAdvanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience improving reporting, planning or analytical tools are essentialExtensive finance business partnering experience in a senior role, with ownership of a material cost base and financial plan, is essentialExperience within Automotive, Manufacturing, Engineering or another complex, capital-intensive environment is beneficialQualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)6+ years post-qualified experienceDemonstrable experience leading finance business partnering across multiple corporate or commercial functionsProven experience managing and developing Senior Finance Analysts and Finance Analysts We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes: Structured career development framework25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five daysEnhanced company pension schemeDiscretionary annual bonus awardPrivate medical insurance and health cash planLife assurance benefitAbility to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years' serviceBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shoppingGenerous parental leave policiesA range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars. It takes a community to do what we do. 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.