Finance Business Partner COO Directorate
Business Area
Reference
NVR02484
Contract Type
Full Time
Location
Basingstoke – Hybrid 2 / 3 Days per week
Closing Date
19-03-2025
Company Description/ Business Unit
Job Title: Finance Business Partner COO Directorate
Employment Type: 12 Month FTC – Maternity Cover
Grade: L6
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 to financial services and insurance. Our mission is to help keep Britain moving, and we’re looking for dedicated individuals to join our team.
This is the job
Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, COO this position is crucial for the financial planning and management of our recently expanded department. You'll provide essential decision support and strategic planning with key stakeholders, driving the COO function to the forefront of the AA’s Transformation capability. Your expertise will be instrumental in managing the accounting process, producing insightful management accounts, and delivering accurate MI to the COO. You'll ensure forecasts are both precise and attainable, challenging directors to meet financial targets and providing timely, relevant reports to guide the COO Leadership team.
In addition to financial planning, your role will involve supporting and challenging directors in their respective areas to optimise resource allocation and achieve organisational goals.
What will I be doing?
* Responsible for financial decision making in the COO area, ensuring an even split between resourcing projects/changes and managing staff/non-staff costs.
* Support the Finance Director of the COO Directorate with regular and ad-hoc decision support requests, including financial modeling and other accounting tasks.
* Prepare and consolidate month-end management accounts for the COO Function, including CIO, CDO, CDCO, CMO Procurement, and COO Central.
* Create monthly Management Information (MI) reports and review them with COO function directors.
* Develop insightful reporting through a process of innovation and continuous improvement.
* Manage all resource postings into the SAP accounting system for capex and COO opex.
* Interface with the CPMO and Investment Finance team to calculate and provide resource cost forecasts.
* Own the accounting process for Internal Labour Capitalisation.
* Track and challenge divisional directors’ opex initiatives within the COO opex.
* Ensure that Balanced Score Card KPIs are uploaded as required into the BPC system.
* Perform miscellaneous accounting duties, including the upload of budget and forecast data to the BPC system.
What do I need?
* Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with at least 3 years’ experience in a similar working environment.
* Highly numerate with good communication skills, both verbal and written.
* Experienced in stakeholder engagement / management of Directors.
* Experience of working with IT Finance systems (e.g. SAP, BCP).
* Strong excel modelling skills, with a drive to automate / systemise processes.
* Initiative to find solutions and improve ways of working.
* Able to work unsupervised and outside defined scope of the role.
* Highly accurate, thorough and reliable.
* Proactive in dealing with problems, people and tasks.
* Self-motivated, highly organised and methodical with attention to detail.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Enthusiastic and personable.
* Able to meet tight deadlines and deal with the prioritisation of conflicting requirements.
Additional information
If you’re interested and need further details, feel free to reach out to the Talent Acquisition Specialist, Daisy West or the Hiring Manager, Stephen Brewer.
Don’t miss this opportunity to advance your career! Apply today and become a valuable part of our success story.
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