Location: Hybrid - Toddington
Moto Hospitality is the UK’s leading operator of motorway service areas, with 70 sites across 53 locations nationwide From familiar brands like M&S Simply Food, Costa Coffee, WHSmith, Burger King, KFC and Pret A Manger, to our own Moto offer, we’re proud to serve millions of customers every year.
As Senior Investment Finance Manager, you’ll play a key role in shaping where and how Moto invests Working closely with teams across Property, Technology, Operations, Brands and Commercial, you’ll provide robust financial insight, challenge assumptions and support decision‑making to ensure every pound of capital delivers long‑term value.
This is a hands‑on, highly visible role, combining financial rigour with real‑world commercial understanding.
Up to 25% annual company performance related bonus
Car allowance
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Private medical insurance
Contributory pension scheme
Family discount scheme across Moto sites
Investment appraisal & business cases
Building, reviewing and challenging investment appraisals, including IRR, NPV, payback and scenario analysis.
Working closely with project owners to understand commercial assumptions, risks and delivery plans.
Producing clear, compelling business cases for senior leadership and Investment Committee approval.
Capital planning & forecasting
Owning and managing the capital budget and outturn.
Supporting the investment finance team to maintain accurate in‑year and long‑term capital plans.
Managing period‑end processes to ensure spend and returns are accurately captured.
Identifying risks and opportunities early, taking action or escalating appropriately.
Reporting & governance
Owning monthly Shareholder and Operating Board capital reporting.
Managing Bidco reporting that tracks returns on investment across the Group.
Ensuring reporting is accurate, insightful and decision‑focused.
Post‑investment review
Leading post‑investment reviews to assess whether projects have delivered expected benefits.
Identifying learnings and partnering with stakeholders to improve future investment decisions.
Finance business partnering
Acting as the finance partner for Property and Technology.
Supporting the wider Finance team to ensure accurate consolidation of benefits and returns.
Helping prioritise the capital pipeline in line with Moto’s strategic goals.
Process, systems & team leadership
Driving improvements in how capital performance is tracked, analysed and reported.
Championing accuracy and consistency across models and templates.
Coaching and developing team members, balancing workload and building a collaborative, high‑performing culture.
You’ll be ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or bring a strong analytical finance background), with solid experience in investment appraisal, commercial finance or FP&A
You’ll also bring:
Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large, complex datasets.
Experience in a multi‑site or consumer‑facing environment (desirable).
A naturally curious, commercially minded approach with the confidence to challenge assumptions.
The ability to turn complex analysis into clear insight that influences decisions
Strong relationship‑building skills and a proactive, hands‑on mindset.
Comfort working at pace and owning deliverables end‑to‑end.
You’ll help Moto make better investment decisions, faster — sharpening returns, improving capital outcomes and giving teams confidence to deliver. This is a great opportunity to influence major investment decisions today while helping shape how Moto invests for the future.
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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!
