Senior Finance Manager - Operations
37.5 hours p/w (Mon-Fri)
Hybrid: 2 days in Toddington central support office
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Finance Department of Moto Hospitality Ltd. Moto is the largest operator of Motorway Service Areas in the UK offering a number of leading high street brands such as BP Forecourts, M&S Simply Foods, WH Smith, Costa Coffee, Burger King, KFC, Pret A Manger and West Cornwall Pasty.
As our Senior Finance Manager – Operations is a key finance partner to Operations leadership, responsible for transforming operational data into clear, actionable insight and supporting the delivery of performance‑improvement projects across the estate
The role focuses on operational profitability, efficiency, and execution, using strong dashboards, KPI frameworks, and hands‑on project support to improve decision‑making and outcomes.
Ownership of labour, payroll, and site overheads sits outside this role
What can I expect in return?
Potential on target bonus of 20%
Car allowance
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Life assurance
Up to 60% discount for you, your partner as well as your family and friends
Enhanced benefits, including maternity, paternity, pension, sick pay and life assurance
Fabulous training and development opportunities including funding qualifications
You will be responsible for
Own and evolve operational dashboards and reporting, defining key KPIs (e.g. profitability, margin drivers, waste, productivity) and ensuring reporting is simple, consistent, and action-focused
Lead the finance input into performance improvement projects, including assessing financial impact, setting baselines, tracking benefits, and helping prioritise initiatives with the greatest commercial value
Support planning and forecasting, contributing to budgets and reforecasts with realistic operational assumptions, and clearly articulating risks, opportunities, and performance drivers
Deliver decision-focused analysis, translating financial data into clear, practical insight to support areas such as pricing, efficiency, and process improvements
Promote strong financial discipline across Operations, ensuring initiatives align with agreed frameworks, controls, and governance without slowing delivery
What we're looking for:
Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
Strong experience as a Finance Business Partner in an operational environment
Proven ability to design dashboards, KPI frameworks, and performance reporting
Experience supporting operational change and improvement programmes
Confidence influencing and challenging senior stakeholders
Curious about how operations really work
Outcomes-focused and pragmatic
Comfortable challenging (and being challenged)
A strong communicator who brings data to life
Organised, structured, and delivery-focused
If you’re looking for a role where you can genuinely influence performance, drive change, and make a visible impact across a national operation, we’d love to hear from you.
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We are the UK’s leader in motorway service areas. We have 70 locations throughout the country, with 6,000 staff dedicated to customer satisfaction.
Each of our service areas is a massive business in its own right. Under one roof we boast the likes of big brand retail outlets, including Marks & Spencer Food stores, WH Smith, Burger King, Costa Coffee, Greggs, West Cornwall Pasty, Pret, KFC, and BP.
Moto people look after everyone who eats, drinks and shops with us. They also do their utmost to make sure that all our customers’ hit the road feeling in a good frame of mind.
We aim to be the nation’s favourite break when travelling by delivering great brands and exceptional service to every customer. We continually strive to improve our operations and to create a rewarding working environment for our employees whilst delivering superior returns for our shareholders.
Since Moto became the newest name in the motorway service area business back in 2001, we’ve carved out a reputation for providing excellent customer service. We’re not perfect yet, but we strive to be. That’s why we’re so eager to take your feedback on board and act on it. We want you to unwind with us and leave feeling refreshed and ready to hit the road. That’s our mission!
