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REQ ID: 128550
JOB TITLE: Finance Manager - Group Reporting and Accounting
SALARY: £65,000 - £84,000
POSTING START DATE: 10/04/2025
POSTING END DATE: 24/05/2025
LOCATION: Coventry
In a commercial role at JLR, you can reimagine the future of modern luxury. In teams focused on extraordinary customer experience, sustainability and forward-thinking. You'll work alongside strategically-minded problem-solvers supporting the transformation of our iconic house of brands - Range Rover, Defender, Discovery, and Jaguar - and our heritage-rich JLR Classic range. Becoming a proud creator of the exceptional starts here.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Maximise your full potential within JLR's Group Reporting and Accounting team as a Finance Manager. Your role will include accounting judgements, financial reporting, process improvement and controls excellence, all within a complex global business environment that is embracing digital transformation. You will be focusing on all aspects of technical accounting and financial reporting within a complex and expanding business environment.
This role provides opportunities to drive quality and value add reporting, proactively manage and continually improve all aspects of technical accounting, controls and compliance in external & internal reporting.
You will play a critical role for ensuring the quality, consistency and compliance of JLR financial accounting and reporting associated with various JLR business functions, across the globe.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
1. Developing and leveraging understanding the business to identify key areas of reporting risks and judgements, deliver key projects and statutory reporting requirements.
2. Lead transformation projects to deliver system automation and simplified processes.
3. Proactively collaborating with finance and operational teams to provide reporting insight on new strategic areas, business change or areas of complexity to drive quality and "value add" reporting.
4. Reviewing methodologies and calculations connected with the most significant accounting areas, often including management estimates and judgements.
5. Effectively managing issues with key stakeholders through identification, investigation and resolution of technical accounting matters and through delivery of key projects.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
1. Experience in finance leadership roles in multinational, multi-function organisations.
2. Strong accounting technical expertise, including IFRS.
3. Public Limited Company reporting and / or SEC experience.
4. Knowledge of working in a control matrix environment.
5. Strong technical and practical knowledge and experience with International Financial Reporting Standards.
Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.
We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.
Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you're unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role - but you're interested in where it could take you - we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role - it's what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.
JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.
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At JLR we are passionate about our people. They are at the heart of our business. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive culture that is representative of our global customers and the society in which we live; a culture in which every one of our employees can bring their authentic self to work, and reach their full potential.
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