Finance Controller FP&A
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Norwich, GB
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Finance
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- You'll be a self-starter who takes ownership of your work, thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working collaboratively across different business functions.
- You'll combine strong financial expertise with a commercial mindset, helping stakeholders understand not just the numbers, but what they mean for the business.
- You'll also be comfortable challenging existing processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting others to deliver their best.
Nice to have
- A recognised professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), although candidates qualified by experience will also be considered.
- Experience using SAP.
- Experience within manufacturing, engineering or automotive environments.
Full description
Lotus Cars is renowned for crafting world-class, high-performance, and lightweight sports cars that are celebrated across the globe.
Lotus Cars Limited serves as the company’s manufacturing HQ in the UK, where we proudly produce iconic models such as the Emira and the all-electric Evija. As we continue to elevate our capabilities and global presence, we are seeking a Finance Controller FP&A to join our dynamic finance team at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Hethel.
The Role
As Financial Controller – FP&A, you will lead financial planning, forecasting and performance management activities across Lotus, providing valuable financial insight to support executive decision-making and the delivery of our strategic and operational objectives.
Working closely with our Executive and Senior Leadership teams, you'll play a key role in translating business performance into financial outcomes, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting informed commercial decisions.
You'll take ownership of the overall planning and forecasting framework, bringing together vehicle volumes, revenue, product profitability, manufacturing performance, operating expenditure, investment and cash flow to provide a clear and integrated view of business performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budgeting and periodic financial forecasting processes across Lotus.
- Develop and maintain integrated financial planning models covering vehicle production volumes, revenue, pricing, product profitability, manufacturing costs, operating expenditure, capital investment and headcount.
- Ensure financial forecasts reflect the latest business assumptions and strategic priorities.
- Coordinate financial inputs from Finance Business Partners and functional teams to deliver accurate, consistent company-wide forecasts.
- Provide scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to assess the financial impact of changes in volumes, pricing, costs and investment.
- Produce monthly management accounts, including detailed profit and loss analysis and full balance sheet reconciliations.
- Build strong working relationships with cost centre owners, supporting the development, monitoring and reporting of key performance indicators.
- Identify and implement improvements to financial processes, reporting and forecasting practices.
- Provide clear financial insight to senior stakeholders, highlighting risks, opportunities and recommendations to improve business performance.
- Support and develop colleagues, encouraging collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement across the Finance function.