Senior Analyst Corporate Finance

What to Expect We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Finance Analyst to join McLaren Automotive Limited (MAL) as a Finance Business Partner within the Commercial & Corporate Functions team. This is a diverse role combining technical accounting with business partnering, reporting directly to the Head of Finance, Commercial & Corporate Functions.

The role will act as the primary day‑to‑day finance partner and key point of contact for Quality, Finance, Legal and the CEO Office, while also providing support to the wider Commercial & Corporate Finance team as required. A solid understanding of the broader Commercial and Corporate landscape is essential, enabling effective cross‑cover and support when needed. This position offers genuine visibility across the organisation and requires an agile, proactive individual who can confidently work with multiple senior stakeholders across the business.

A core responsibility of the role is to maintain full ownership and control of business unit financials, including actuals, forecasts and budgets. The Senior Finance Analyst will play a key role in delivering the financial OKRs for their supported functions, partnering closely with stakeholders to provide robust financial insight, accurate analysis, and strong financial control to support effective decision‑making.

What You'll Do Core Requirements Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) A desire to build a career with MAL and work in a dynamic environment Flexibility to work across multiple teams and get involved where needed Proactive, pragmatic, and problem-solving skills are key to this role

Role Highlights Exposure across a wide range of departments and teams within the Commercial & Corporate Functions, rather than being siloed in a single area Deliver financial analysis and reporting directly to the Executive Team A high‑impact role with the ability to influence decision‑making, drive change and shape the way the business operates

Role Responsibilities Act as a trusted finance business partner to key stakeholders across MAL Serve as the primary point of contact for all financial queries relating to the areas within your Develop a strong understanding of business unit OKRs and work collaboratively with teams to support and deliver against these objectives Support the annual budget and forecast process Be responsible for the delivery of all financial reporting to the business units, including monthly performance reports and analysis Manage the month end process and journal postings Manage the financial performance, hold budget owners in your business units to account and analyse actual results against the approved business plan Regular meetings with business partners and key stakeholders Proactively identify risks to the business units and support opportunities Be a champion of robust business processes and financial controls Manage the development of forward-looking business plans and budgets, ensuring they are aligned to the company’s imperatives and that they are commercially robust Support the development of tools to help improve the forecasting and budgeting process

What You'll Bring Finance business partner experience is desirable but not required Big 4 experience desired Prior experience in the Automotive, Manufacturing or Engineering sector is beneficial

Personal attributes A strong passion for McLaren and knowledge of our products A keen interest to work in a dynamic environment Confidence to communicate with stakeholders of all levels, up to the senior executive team A proactive self-starter who can independently manage their workload daily Prepared to be flexible and on hand to support team members when required The ability to translate complex financial data to non-finance colleagues Strong Microsoft Excel skills are essential

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

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