Job Description

Franchise Financial Controller - Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)

92,500 per annum

This is a field-based role, requiring travel to various sites as required.

Lead financial excellence and strategic growth with a world-class brand.

As the Franchise Financial Controller for JLR, you will lead the division on all finance related matters, embedding a professional and collaborative culture, whilst driving the Group 1 UK finance agenda towards growth and enhanced performance.


You will act as a business partner to support on the delivery of budgeted targets, and be a role model for the finance teams, sharing best practice and continuously demonstrating strong business acumen to help develop others.

What We Can Offer You:

33 days' annual leave, including bank holidays, rising with length of service Retail discounts that save you money every day Gym discounts, cash healthcare plans, and a cycle-to-work scheme Car discounts for new and used purchases and servicing Flexible pension scheme to support your financial future Family-friendly policies that help you spend more time with the people that matter A wellbeing programme to support you and your family Ongoing recognition from your peers and leadership team A community volunteering day

What You'll Do Day to Day:

You will be responsible for a range of key duties, including but not limited to the following;


Leading, developing and coaching Store Accountants, Assistant Franchise Financial Controllers, and on-site finance team members to ensure efficient day-to-day finance operation at site Play an active role in reviewing and assessing the financial impact of the Franchise ensuring decisions are fully considered and legally sound Forecasting, reporting & analysis of franchise investments, commercial initiatives, franchise cash-flow and capital investment Drive and encourage the continuous improvement of end to end accounting activities, meeting relevant timeframes Provide financial insight on investment strategy, managing both cost and capital investment, tracking benefits and providing analysis where required Effective management of working capital, liaising with Shared Services and other senior finance teams Compliance with auditing standards and Group1 accounting policies and procedures Lead a culture that motivates all colleagues to high performance and to the achievement of core business objectives

Helpful Skills and Qualifications:

Don't worry about ticking off every single skill here if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.


Extensive experience in Finance, ideally in Automotive Retail Previous experience of leading and managing large teams Confident in supporting and constructively challenging the senior operational team to drive business success Ability to simplify, summarise and problem solve complex accounting and process issues Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and build strong relationships at all levels

Be part of something big

Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.

But you don't need to love cars to work with us

- you just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.

Our Values

At Group 1 Automotive we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all that we do.

Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork - Professionalism

These are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team.