Financial Accountant

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.

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