Country: United Kingdom
Company Background And Job Purpose
Hyundai Capital UK Ltd, a joint venture between Santander Consumer UK and Hyundai Capital Services Korea established in 2012, operates under the Hyundai Finance, Kia Finance, and Genesis Finance brands. It provides funding solutions to retailers and consumers. The FP&A team plays a vital role in reporting financial and business information, budgeting, and cost control, working closely with all departments. The Head of FP&A leads a functional area in the Finance department, providing technical support, advice, and continuously improving frameworks and policies to help meet company goals.
Key Accountabilities
- Strategic and Policy Development
The role involves leading the planning and development of HCUK’s finance strategy under the guidance of the CFO and Finance Director. This includes coordinating annual business and department plans, finance policies, and procedures, managing change, and implementing new reporting approaches. Medium-term planning for resource allocation and team coordination is also essential.
Managing, monitoring, and reporting internal controls in management accounting (budgeting, monthly closing, cost management, procurement) and financial accounting (tax, VAT, statutory reporting) are key responsibilities.
The Head of FP&A provides robust planning and forecasting. Their role includes directing technical activities, ensuring compliance with policy, legislative and regulatory requirements, developing new standards, systems and processes, and providing technical advice to the finance team, CFO, FD, and wider departments to support strategic and operational initiatives.
Continuous evaluation and enhancement of the finance function are expected, including researching and implementing new approaches to maintain industry best practices and improve productivity.
The role entails full responsibility for management financial reporting, including performance reports/key index, group and shareholder reports, board papers, stakeholder reporting, detailed analyses for senior management, and ad-hoc reports.
Supporting senior management and leading financial discussions through the Executive Finance Committee (EFC) with internal and external stakeholders is a critical aspect.
- Business Intelligence Management
Managing HCUK’s Business Intelligence function involves ensuring data consistency and completeness, leading automated reporting improvements, and coordinating cross-departmental training to promote BI usage.
The Head of FP&A is accountable for setting objectives, managing performance, ensuring training and support for two direct reports, and fostering learning and development opportunities for them and the wider team of five.
Aligned with company risk and compliance policies, the role includes identifying risks, incidents, breaches, promoting awareness, and ensuring timely action. The position is designated as a Certified Person under the FCA’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).
Key Competencies
- Planning: Ability to develop high-level strategic plans and detailed development plans.
- Communication: Strong written and verbal skills for effective communication and influence at all business levels, including executive meetings.
- Teamwork: Excellent team player with strong stakeholder relationship skills.
- Time Management: Effective prioritisation across multiple projects and deadlines.
- Influencing and Negotiating: Capable of engaging stakeholders to achieve beneficial outcomes.
Key Expertise
The role demands:
- Extensive professional and technical finance knowledge.
- Broad financial services and business understanding.
- Proven experience managing finance functions and leading change.
- Ability to engage at senior management levels and develop policies and standards.
- Coaching and mentoring senior professionals.
- Conceptual and creative thinking for functional development.
- Strong people management and HR policy application.
- Relevant qualifications such as ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent.
Remuneration Package
- Hybrid working model with a minimum of two days per week at the Reigate, Surrey office.
- Occasional domestic and international travel may be required.
- Salary range of £75,500 to £90,000 depending on experience.
- Annual bonus eligibility up to 15%.
- £6,000 annual cash car allowance.
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, with an additional day after five years.
- Company pension with generous contributions.
- Private medical healthcare insurance (company funded for the individual) and family support benefits.
- Voluntary discounted healthcare options.
- Employee car scheme
- Employee assistance program.
- Enhanced family-friendly policies and flexible working opportunities.
This comprehensive role is fundamental to HCUK’s financial strategy and operational success, requiring a highly skilled leader to manage finance planning, reporting, compliance, and team development within a regulated financial environment.
