Finance Manager

We are recruiting a Finance Manager for luxury automotive client.

The purpose of this role is to manage, monitor and report the financial performance of UK and EU regions and deliver growth and profit targets.

Key Responsibilities:

* Work closely with the Regional Directors to create detailed financial budgets and business plan inputs, ensuring business targets at met
* Monitor, track and report regional profitability versus budget / forecast through the production of monthly management accounting information
* Develop and manage financial reporting activities in support of regional operations within UK and Europe regions including tracking and reporting of regional and dealer KPI’s as required by Regional Directors and AML exec / management
* Work closely with and provide strong independent advice to regional operations management to ensure good, financially sound business decisions are made.
* Responsible for financial management of EU regional offices
* Review and approve regional expenditure, ensuring compatibility within budget / business plan
* Support, advise and where appropriate challenge Regional Directors and Management teams to ensure regional profitability targets are met
* Deliver, manage and control retail financing activities within UK and EU regions ensuring appropriate packages are available to drive increased sales vs. plan
* Work closely with Finance and regional teams to develop cash and profit improvement plans to correct deviation to budgets. Ensure all financial risks and opportunities are documented clearly providing transparency to the Senior Management team. Drive the delivery of opportunities and support risk mitigation activities
* Support month-end, quarter-end and annual accounts activities (finance close, forecasting, accruals, annual audit) for both internal and external reporting requirements
* Provide decision financial evaluations and other ad hoc analysis
* Coach and advise finance and operational teams to understand and employ good business behaviours; coach direct reports and other finance team members on business behaviours
* Work with finance strategy, planning and reporting function on robust target setting, business case analysis, sensitivity analysis and status reporting enabling data driven business decisions

Experience Required:

* Degree level or equivalent and Accounting Qualification e.g. CIMA or equivalent
* Experience of business and financial analysis including the following discipline experiences; Sales and marketing, business profit analysis & budgeting, dealership financial management
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
* Strong people management, negotiation and influencing skills, capable at leading a collaborative approach to generate buy-in
* Capable of making presentations with confidence and clarity
* Ability to present complex information in a structured, logical manner