Financial Accountant

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Everything starts with passion at the BMW Group. It turns a profession into a vocation.  It drives us to keep reinventing mobility and to bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Enthusiasm for joint projects turns a team into a strong unit where every opinion is valued.  It is only when expertise, highly professional processes and enjoyment of work are united that we can shape the future together.  Whatever your heart’s desire – in the BMW Group, you will find a wide range of departments and disciplines across the world where you can share your professional passion with us.

We’re looking for a Financial Accountant to own month‑end IFRS close, budgeting and statutory accounts for our UK production operations. You’ll join a collaborative, high‑performing finance team that works closely with Shared Service Centres, tax and group reporting to deliver timely, accurate reporting. The role offers strong exposure to digital finance initiatives including automation, analytics and AI‑enabled tools, and the opportunity to influence process improvement and control enhancements. 

What awaits you

• Prepare and submit accurate IFRS financial statements to headquarters on a monthly basis.
• Prepare Budget and Forecast planning and submit to headquarters (five times a year).
• Produce clear monthly financial review summaries and participate in planning cycles.
• Lead preparation, organisation and submission of annual statutory accounts and manage the statutory audit process.
• Make accounting judgements and support decision‑making in conjunction with senior finance leadership.
• Use finance systems and tools (SAP S/4HANA, SAP SAC, IFS, MS Office) to resolve issues and improve reporting quality.
• Identify and lead process improvements, automation and digital finance initiatives (advanced analytics, intelligent automation, AI).
• Strengthen internal control mechanisms and contribute to the Internal Control System (ICS) environment.
• Deputise for the Manager Financial Accounting when required and support cross‑functional finance relationships across local technologies, Shared Service Centre, tax, sub‑ledger, group reporting and IT partners.
• Engage with external stakeholders including HMRC and external auditors.
• Ownership of reporting processes with the opportunity to lead statutory accounts and continual improvement projects.
• Lead adoption of AI‑enabled and next‑generation finance tools, including intelligent automation, predictive models and generative AI reporting.

What you should bring

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Sufficient experience in corporate accounting with exposure to statutory accounts and audits.
• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Office and SAP S/4HANA; familiarity with SAP SAC and IFS is an advantage.
• Demonstrable interest and experience in digital finance, automation and analytics, including AI‑enabled finance processes and CoPilot‑style assistants in ERP/finance systems.
• Coding experience (Python preferred) for automation/analytics use cases is highly desirable.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across teams and with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, make judgement calls and maintain high standards of accuracy and financial integrity.
• Continuous improvement mindset and willingness to drive change across processes and systems.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

Closing Date: 14th September 2026

At BMW Group, we are committed to offering our employees the right balance between work and personal life. We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and for most roles, it could be possible to agree flexible hours, job share, compressed hours or part-time working hours and so please discuss your individual requirements as part of the application process so we can try to agree a suitable arrangement. [For this role, we also support a hybrid model which combines remote and office working.] #LI-Hybrid

We also have several employee resource groups. If you’d like to speak confidentially to any of these groups before applying for a role, please email us directly at Recruitment.Farnborough@bmwgroup.com and we can arrange an informal discussion.

Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening checks and the offer of employment will be subject to results which we consider are satisfactory. Checks will include references, right to work, IT system Compliance Integrity Check (COIN), CV and relevant qualifications. Checks may also include criminal records, adverse financial (credit), directorships, address, internet research and/or driving licence. If you have any queries on any of these checks, please discuss with us and we will be happy to go through with you in more detail.

We are proud to be a part of the Disability Confident scheme. The scheme supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to the workplace.

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants.