Senior Financial Accountant

Lotus Cars builds world‑class, high‑performance and lightweight sports cars that are sold all around the world. Lotus Cars Limited is the manufacturing site in the UK. Here we produce all sports car types such as the Emira and the Evija. To bring the company to the level we want it to be, we are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant in the Finance Department to join us in our manufacturing plant based in Hethel.

The Senior Financial Accountant is responsible for ensuring the statutory and management accounts are prepared and reported accurately to all stakeholders of the organisation. They are responsible for balance sheet control and accuracy ensuring all finance business units are reporting correctly and accurately in line with statutory requirements, multi standard requirements and audit requirements. They will support the tax preparations and compliance including but not limited to RDEC, VAT.

They are responsible for intercompany transactions and reconciliations. The ideal person is able to coach and support team members and financial systems whilst executing change to establish effective business processes. They will develop robust working relationships with all other members of the finance community and the wider Lotus business.

• A proactive member of the finance team, using technical expertise to support the full team in accordance with group policies and international GAAP, both internally and externally reported.
• Provide technical support and manage internal and external audits.
• Execute, review and improve the financial control framework.
• Develop, maintain and improve financial systems to simplify processing and improve control.
• Ensure connected parties are fully reconciled on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Document and maintain finance processes and procedures.
• Be responsible for financial aspects of SAP development and utilisation in Lotus.
• Work closely with all members of the Finance team to collate and disseminate financial reporting supporting statutory returns.
• Work alongside senior members of the rest of the business to improve organisation‑wide processes and deliver on audits.
• Lead interactions with internal and external auditors.

• Proactive and confident multi‑tasker able to push the workload and motivate the team and wider finance department.
• Analytical and critical – able to effectively identify gaps or errors in information.
• Able to cut through issues and simplify and communicate to a wider non‑finance audience.
• Ability to work both strategically and at a transactional level.
• Relishes development and continuous improvement of systems through collaboration.
• Excellent communication skills – written and oral.
• Reliable, flexible, diplomatic but able to be forceful when required – goal focused.
• Resilience, able to manage uneven patterns of workloads and be flexible to achieving tight deadlines.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Half‑day finish on a Friday
• 6% pension contribution
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme, based on your contribution and the performance of the company
• Private healthcare
• Group income protection based on length of service
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• Employee car ownership scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Exclusive employee discount, wellbeing and recognition platform #ForUSLOT

• This role will be working from our Hethel plant within our flexible working policy.
• This role is permanent / hybrid – minimum 3 days per week on site.