Role Description

This is a core team member of McLaren’s ERP programme. The Finance Business Partner will represent the needs of operational and functional stakeholders throughout the design, build and deployment of the ERP solution. The role will report into the Finance Lead and will ensure that business requirements are understood, documented, prioritised and translated into effective ERP processes, reporting and controls in collaboration with the implementation partner.

Acting as the link between Finance, Operations, Technology and the Systems Integrator, the Finance Business Partner will help drive process standardisation, business readiness, user adoption and benefits realisation across the organisation.

The successful candidate will combine strong finance knowledge with excellent stakeholder management skills and a passion for business transformation.

Business Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a primary finance representative for designated business functions and workstreams.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Procurement, Commercial, Technology and People teams.
• Understand current business challenges, reporting requirements and operational processes.
• Ensure stakeholder perspectives are reflected in the future-state ERP design.
• Participate in workshops and design sessions to gather business requirements and validate proposed solutions.
• Support decision-making by presenting options, impacts, risks and recommendations.
• Be prepared to drop in and support other functions as different sprints require different skill sets and resources across the Finance team