Finance Business Partner

**Company Description/ Business Unit**:
**Job Title**: Finance Business Partner
**Location**:Basingstoke - Hybrid
**Employment Type**: 12 Month FTC (Maternity Cover)
**Hours**: 36.25

**AA Summary**

Assuming The AA is just about roadside help? There’s more to us than meets the eye.

The AA is one of the UK’s most well-known and trusted brands. We provide a range of services to millions of customers, from roadside assistance, financial services to insurance and driving lessons. Our mission is to help keep Britain moving, and we’re looking for dedicated individuals to join our team. **Are you ready to join?**

**This is the job**:
Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, this role involves collaborating with the AA Cars operational and extended finance teams to ensure effective processes, a strong control environment, and the achievement of the business's EBITDA targets.

AA Cars is a growing segment of the AA, with a solid business plan for expansion in the coming years.

**What will I be doing?**:

- Partner with the Cars Operational Management team to ensure financial performance is understood, gaps are identified, results are challenged, and value-adding analysis is conducted where required.
- Support the development of a financial and operational reporting suite, including Management Information, to facilitate sound decision-making.
- Collaborate with the wider Finance team to ensure accurate month-end reporting, continuously improving speed, accuracy, and insight.
- Analyse and understand monthly performance through variance analysis against forecasts/budgets across revenue, costs, and the balance sheet.
- Identify and implement approved process improvement opportunities across business models, working closely with the centralised IT team to streamline, standardise, and automate processes.
- Assist the Head of Finance with VAT accounting and processes, attend weekly steering meetings to identify financial opportunities or risks, ensure balance sheet accuracy, liaise with Central Finance for month-end and audit queries, support budgeting and forecasting, assist with ad hoc projects, and develop an effective control dashboard suite for financial visibility.

**What do I need?**:

- Financially numerate with a solid educational background and experience in an accounting/finance role.
- Commercially minded, enthusiastic, and ambitious, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to work independently.
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or part qualified
- Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to prioritise, manage, and deliver under tight or conflicting deadlines.
- An innate curiosity and desire to understand and challenge, with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

**Additional information**:
We’re always looking to recognise and reward our employees for the work they do. As a valued member of The AA team, you’ll have access to a range of benefits including:

- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + holiday buying scheme
- Worksave pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
- Free AA breakdown membership from Day 1 plus 50% discount for family and friends
- Discounts on AA products including car and home insurance
- Employee discount scheme that gives you access to a car salary sacrifice scheme plus great discounts on healthcare, shopping, holidays and more
- Company funded life assurance
- Diverse learning and development opportunities to support you to progress in your career
- Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme and a 24/7 remote GP service for you and your family

Plus, so much more