Location
Bicester, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
At Polestar we dont just drive innovation in our cars our entire business model is different from our competitors. As the company is expanding quickly we need people who share our vision and want to be part of something different. We are now looking for a driven Financial Director UK operation.
Let us describe the challenge we offer
The business is growing rapidly and we are looking for a Finance Director to add value. You will work closely with the business and drive performance analyses planning and control. You are a structured analytical and handson professional with a strong interest in the commercial and financial aspects of the growing and fascinating business. In this role you report to the Head of Finance Commercial Operations with a dotted line to the MD of UK and the head of R&D UK. You are head a small team of controllers covering both the Commercial and R&D operations. Sounds interesting Read more below and apply today.
What youll do
- Drive financial performance for our Sales entities in UK & Ireland as well as financial oversight of R&D in UK
- Contribute to all areas of the business and provide a strong financial leadership
- Liaise with external and internal auditors and ensure compliance with SarbanesOxley controls
- Responsible for statutory financial statements P/L and Balance Sheet
- High attention on sales margins (profits) operational growth (sales volumes) operating cost and cash flow
- Bottom line responsibility for the markets with high transparency towards Global functions
- Governance and Control secure execution and improvement of internal controls set by our global IC team
- You head a small team of controllers and will lead a small team directly but also indirect functional leadership of different finance functions
- Working closely with the local operational teams with strategic and daytoday business. Backup to Local Business Controller when needed
- Close cooperation with Polestar global operational teams other finance and accounting functions (General PTP OTC Treasury FP&A)
- Responsible for budget forecast monthly reporting and FLUX reviews with the support of the local team
- Business partner for implementation of new ERPsystem UK/Ireland Finance lead in the ERP project with market specific requirements to secure implementation tied to rules and regulations within the markets
- Business cases drive/support structured process
- Support management with dashboards KPIs and adhoc analyses
- High focus on improving data quality and data transparency
- Data driven analyses in Excel and systems
- Drive problem solving and identify process gaps and areas for optimization and automation
- Responsible for financial matters related to the legal R&D UK entity e.g:
- Contacts with authorities
- FLUXAnalysis
- Support Tax Returns
- Support in SoX related issues
- Close cooperation with the Polestar Global/local R&D Controlling team
Who you are
To be a great fit for this role we believe that youre structured selfmotivated datadriven and have a quantitative problemsolving approach. Youre collaborative flexible have an open working style and an ability to establish trust and credibility. You have a strong interest in the commercial and financial aspects of the business. Since Polestars in a scale up phase you thrive by working in a fastpaced environment.
Further on you have:
- Experience from working in US listed environment including SOX
- Controlling background but strong knowledge of IFRS US GAAP local GAAP local reporting requirements and regulations
- Experience in reviewing complex contracts and evaluating the accounting implications and presenting your conclusions/supporting documents in detail to stakeholders
- A track record of successful implementation of projects (ERP) and leading the financial teams in an fast and changing environment.
- Passion for people and you like working with people forming long term relationships to solve complex problems through collaboration and like to be the spider in the web
- Passion for data and analytics and you like analyzing data to find business opportunities and risks
- Ideally you have experience from automotive retail or online sales operations.
- If you have been part of a local sales organization its a plus
- Have minimum 57 years work experience with similar responsibilities and tasks
- Have a Bachelors/Masters degree in Finance or the equivalent experience or evidence of exceptional ability
At Polestar you will be part of a crossfunctional and international team with English as a natural language for written and spoken communication. Since Polestars in a scaleup phase you thrive by working in a fastpaced environment.
People at Polestar
We know that a change is needed. We also know that each one of us can help bring about that change. Our commitment to becoming climateneutral by 2040 is just as important to us as being inclusive diverse and innovative. Together we are creating collaborating and experimenting to usher in a new era of sustainable mobility.
We are an electric performance brand determined to improve the society we live in.
Is this you If you are interested in joining Polestar dont wait with submitting your application. We apply a continuous selection process and the job post will be open until the position is filled.
Are you ready for the journey Which is electric by the way...
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