FP&A Analyst

Company Description/ Business Unit

Job Title: FP&A Analyst

Location: Basingstoke – Hybrid 2 days p/w

Employment Type: Permanent / Full-Time

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.

This is the job

We are on an exciting journey to shape the future of AA, creating a modern, relevant company for our customers and an exceptional workplace for our colleagues. Our transformation is essential to achieving this vision. Making strategic investments is crucial, and this role plays a vital part in evaluating investment opportunities and ensuring promised returns are realised.

This role is part of the Roadside Finance team, with a dotted reporting line to the Transformation team within the COO. Your primary focus will be to support end-to-end programme management, including governance, portfolio appraisal, benefit realisation, and post-implementation reviews.

What will I be doing?

• Assist the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis – Road in supporting the Finance and Transformation teams across investment and cost management.
• Develop efficient and effective benefits tracking methodology and analysis; track investment benefits through business-led driver analysis to provide forward confidence in portfolio returns.
• Support consolidation of benefits tracking into meaningful and concise analysis for Board level presentations.
• Support the prioritisation of annual/ad-hoc Capex spend across the Roadside and Customer Ops portfolio, aligned to the 5-year roadmap.
• Work with the business and Finance Teams to support robust business casing with OKRs and financial benefits that can be tracked and embedded in divisional budgets.
• Analyse project/program performance to detect early deviations from schedule and cost/benefit plans and develop analysis and business models to better understand the AA’s cost base and support decision-making on resource allocation across the business.
• Develop the role across broader FP&A responsibilities as our investment governance capabilities become mature, including automation of reporting, desiging timelines, and supporting with strategic initiatives.
  
  

What do I need?

• Experience in business planning, strategy, and business case development, with a background in B2C and B2B services being desirable. Strong financial analysis and Excel modelling skills, including the development of benefit tracking and analysis capabilities.
• Desire to build knowledge of reporting enhancements through business intelligence and automation tools/practices (e.g., Power Query, Power BI). Proven ability to investigate, develop, and appraise solutions to commercial opportunities with high attention to detail.
• Strong understanding and experience of investment, financial, and business controls. Ability to work at senior levels of the organisation to solve complex problems.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to work independently.
• Open, honest, and collaborative style with a strong growth mindset. Relentless focus on accuracy, quality, and attention to detail. Flexible and able to balance multiple projects/priorities.
• Intellectual curiosity and a passion for solving complex problems. Organised, logical, numerate, and fact-based. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including writing compelling presentations and presenting them to senior stakeholders.
• Accountancy Qualification (e.g CIMA / ACCA / ACA)
  
  

Additional Information

Benefits

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!

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from everyone. The AA values diversity and the difference this brings to our culture and our customers. We actively seek people from diverse backgrounds to join us and become part of an inclusive company where you can be yourself, be empowered to be your best and feel like you truly belong. We have five communities to bring together people with shared characteristics and backgrounds and drive positive change.