Forseven, a revolutionary company is looking to transform the EV industry through cutting-edge technology and innovative engineering practices, are seeking a FP& A Modelling Lead to join our highly skilled and dynamic team. Reporting into the Senior FP&A Manager, the FP&A Modelling Lead will be responsible for maintaining and improving the financial models underpinning our business planning and key strategic decisions. With a track-record designing and adapting financial models over a variety of horizons and levels of detail, you will apply Excel best practice and work with stakeholders to translate business logic, collect and challenge inputs, and meet deadlines for deliverables to our Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Your advanced understanding of accounting standards will ensure your models reflect cash flows and accurate accounting treatment, enabling detailed actualisation for performance tracking. As a key member of the FP&A team, you will work closely with the finance team and their business stakeholders. A subject matter expert in advanced accounting, you will help the accounting team when dealing with complex or new situations as our business grows. Although an individual contributor, you will play a key role in the development of other team members. The role will operate in a hybrid capacity out of our offices in Bicester (interim Guildford) The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most visionary minds in the automotive field. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a scale-up, where your contributions will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our forward-thinking company. With its rapid growth trajectory and dynamic nature, Forseven offers you an exceptional platform to help drive strategy as we expand into new horizons. Requirements What you will do Maintain and improve the tri-statements financial models supporting our annual budgeting/forecast and long-term strategic business planning. Build ad hoc financial models for projects and key strategic decisions. Apply best practice spreadsheet modelling principles to your deliverables and help the team adopt them, also acting as a reviewer for the quality control of their models. Work with Finance Business Partners and their business stakeholders to understand business drivers and translate new logic into projected financial statements. Orchestrate the collection, quality control, review and challenge of data inputs into the various business planning processes. Ensure the consistency of data and modelling approach in the different models used across different processes and projects. Assure the correct accounting treatment of the different components of the projected financial statements, with particular focus on a perfect alignment with the standards used for the reporting of actuals. Actualise financial models with historical reported data, including granularity and dimensionality enabling performance analysis, as well as direct and indirect cash flow statement reconciliation. Prepare concise, accurate and precise business presentations adapted to various audiences up to Executive Committee and Board of Directors levels. Support the Finance Controller’s accounting team on an ad hoc basic during month-end and audit processes, lending your expertise in advanced accounting topics when requested. Mentor and contribute to the development of other finance team members. Who you are Track record designing spreadsheet financial models from scratch, but more importantly, taking over and improving existing models to enable consistency and comparability over time while dealing with increasing complexity and granularity as the business grows. Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with strong understanding and experience applying advanced accounting and reporting concepts such as: revenue and cost recognition, intangibles, mergers & acquisitions, consolidation. Experience in accounting practice, audit, corporate finance, investment banking or private equity backed company desirable but not required. Industry experience in businesses with manufacturing, supply chain and product development a key differentiator. Strong sense of priorities and orchestration of dependencies within and outside the finance team to ensure the delivery on time of high-profile quality output. Ability to quickly understand what is at stake and present the relevant insights for decision in the right format and level of accuracy and detail for the target audience. Willingness to jump in and support when needed other teams who would benefit from your expert modelling and accounting skills. Passionate about finding resourceful solutions to new challenges. Willing to roll up sleeves, adapt to change and deliver at pace. In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined, you will be prepared to undertake such additional duties which may result from changing circumstances, which may not of necessity change the general character or level of responsibility within the role. About us and our culture… At Forseven, we are more than just a team of professionals; we are dynamic innovators, visionary collaborators and trailblazers who believe in making a difference. Our passion lies in revolutionising the electric vehicle industry through our cutting-edge advancements and sustainable solutions that aim to transform the way transportation is perceived. Currently operating under stealth mode, our focus is entirely directed towards achieving excellence as pioneers in creating sustainable mobility solutions which will help shape the future of transportation. We're looking for enlightened individuals who possess an unwavering passion, relentless drive, and insatiable curiosity to question conventional norms and push beyond perceived limitations