Chief Accountant

Chief Accountant

Alpine Formula One Team, we compete at the highest level of global motorsport, driven by innovation and a relentless pursuit of performance. Behind every lap, every race weekend and every championship ambition is a team of talented professionals working together to deliver results on and off the track. We are seeking an experienced, commercially minded and technically strong Chief Accountant to join our Finance team and play a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity, accuracy and governance of our financial operations. This is an exceptional opportunity to join one of the world’s most exciting sporting organisations, where finance is a critical enabler of performance, investment and strategic decision‑making. In this highly visible role, you will drive excellence across financial reporting, controls, statutory compliance and audit management, ensuring robust governance and financial integrity while enabling the Team to pursue its competitive ambitions in one of the most demanding and dynamic environments in global sport.

The Role

As Chief Accountant, you will lead the financial reporting and control activities of the business, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant reporting for both local and Group requirements. You will oversee the month‑end and year‑end close processes, manage external audits, support statutory reporting and taxation activities, and ensure a robust financial control environment is maintained across the organisation. As a key member of the Finance leadership team, you will partner with Group Finance, external advisors and business leaders to drive continuous improvement, strengthen financial controls and ensure compliance with Group accounting policies and reporting requirements. You will also play an important role in supporting the team’s ongoing development, helping Finance evolve alongside the demands of a world‑class Formula One operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting across the business.
• Own month‑end and year‑end close processes, ensuring reporting deadlines are met.
• Maintain and enhance financial controls, policies and governance frameworks.
• Review and challenge balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, provisions and key accounting adjustments.
• Prepare management, Board and Group reporting packs, delivering clear financial insight and analysis.
• Lead the annual external audit process and manage relationships with auditors.
• Support the preparation of statutory financial statements and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cashflow planning and wider strategic initiatives.
• Drive process improvements, systems enhancements and finance transformation projects.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across the organisation to support informed business decisions.

About You

We’re looking for an experienced finance professional who combines strong technical expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills. You’ll ideally have:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Significant post‑qualification experience within financial accounting, financial control, group reporting or external audit.
• Strong knowledge of UK‑adopted IFRS and financial reporting standards.
• Experience preparing and reviewing statutory financial statements.
• Proven experience managing external audits and working with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent understanding of financial controls, balance sheet governance and risk management principles.
• Experience using Dynamics or similar ERP and reporting systems.

What You’ll Bring

• Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• The ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively.
• A continuous improvement mindset with a track record of enhancing controls and processes.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Why Alpine?

Working at Alpine Formula 1 Team means becoming part of a team that strives for excellence in everything it does. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute directly to the success of one of the world’s most exciting sporting and engineering environments, while developing your career alongside talented professionals who are passionate about performance.

What We Offer You In Return

• Competitive salary and championship bonus scheme
• Private medical healthcare
• Access to a free on‑site gym and restaurant
• Many additional benefits

Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Diversity & Inclusion

We celebrate diversity and strive to create an environment where everyone can be their authentic selves. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences, and we are committed to leading by example in promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our organisation and the wider community.

Renault Group is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and the conditions for each of us to bring their passion, perform to the full and grow, whilst being themselves. We find strength in our diversity and we are engaged to ensure equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, etc.

BWT Alpine Formula One Team competes in the FIA Formula One World Championship with Grand Prix winner Pierre Gasly and rising star Franco Colapinto. The two drivers, under the leadership of Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore and Managing Director Steve Nielsen and piloting the revolutionary Alpine A526, are driving forward the team’s charge during a highly competitive Formula One season. The team operates out of its Enstone factory in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, where it has been based since 1992, in its previous guises as Benetton Formula, Renault F1 Team and Lotus F1 Team. Enstone has a winning legacy with seven Formula One World Championships including the Drivers’ World Championship [1994, 1995, 2005 and 2006] with Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, and the Constructors’ World Championship [1995, 2005 and 2006]. The team’s 2026 car, the A526, is designed and built on‑site with the 1000‑strong workforce working hard towards the new opportunities presented in the 24‑race season.

Fast forward nearly 70 years, and Alpine is now at the forefront of motor racing, competing alongside the elite in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship and the World Endurance Championship as well as many other motorsport disciplines. The original A110 road car was introduced in 1962 and, by the early 1970s, Alpine was a major force in top‑flight rally competition. In 1971, Alpine took the three steps on the podium of the world‑famous Rallye Monte Carlo for the first time and later again in 1973. The company went on to win the World Rally Championship Manufacturers’ title later that year. Alpine achieved one of its most famous motorsport triumphs in 1978; overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Filled with this racing passion and savoir‑faire, the brand continued to release new and innovative road cars throughout the 70s and 80s, including the A310 V6 and the GTA. As soon as Alpine's relaunch in 2012 was announced, a competition programme was born to develop the brand’s awareness. This commitment was underlined in endurance racing, which has enjoyed numerous successes on international circuits. Fast forward to 2021 and Alpine took its very first steps into the elite realms of Formula One, after Luca de Meo announced the company’s decision to enter the series as the rebranded Alpine F1 Team. In 2024, the brand is reiterating its commitment to Formula 1, Endurance, Rally, Cup, GT and the SimRacing sphere through Esports. A busy calendar for 2024, punctuated by the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the World Endurance Championship, the FFSA GT4 European Series, FFSA Championnat de France GT, the Championnat de France FFSA des Rallyes, but also by customer competitions organised by the brand, such as the Alpine Elf Rally Trophy on the road and the Alpine Elf Europa Cup on the track.