AddressCompany description
Location: Basingstoke (hybrid working 2 office days per week)
Employment Type: Permanent, full time
Additional Benefits: Annual Bonus, Cash-Car Allowance & Private Medical Insurance
Thought The AA only provide roadside assistance? Think again.
For over 100 years, we’ve continued to evolve and adapt. Today, as the nation’s number one motoring organisation, we offer a range of excellent products and services to millions of customers from roadside assistance to home and motor insurance as well as providing the latest driving technologies. As we continue to expand, diversify, and modernise, joining us as a Business Investment Analyst, you’ll play a key part to our success and join us on this exciting motoring journey.
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This is the job
Joining The AA as a Business Investment Analyst, you will be a crucial member of our Transformation function. Like us, you’ll be a custodian of the AA’s investment portfolios.
We strive to create confidence for drivers, now and for the future through investing in strategic change and driving profitable growth. You’ll collaborate closely with the business to shape and appraise investment opportunities, support delivery, and ensure promised returns are delivered.
Our transformation is key to delivering the future AA. Making the right strategic investments is key, and why you will be a crucial asset to the business supporting across investment management, cost management as well as the wider Transformation management office.
What will I be doing?
- Track investment benefits through the development of business-led driver analysis that gives forward confidence in portfolio returns
- Consolidate benefits tracking into meaningful and concise analysis for Board level presentations
- Support the prioritisation of annual / ad-hoc Capex spend cross-portfolio; align to 5 year roadmap
- Work with Accountable Executives, Initiative/Project Managers and Finance Teams to develop robust business cases with OKRs and financial benefits that can be tracked and are embedded in divisional budgets
- Develop analysis and business models to better understand the AA’s cost base and provide insight to support decision making on the allocation of resources across the business
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to drive forecasting accuracy, process standardisation/optimisation and PPM tool effectiveness
What do I need?
Capability, Knowledge and Experience
- Demonstrable experience with business planning, strategy and business case development from within a medium/large scale organisation or consultancy focusing ideally on B2C/B2B2C services and/or Insurance
- Strong financial analysis and excel modelling skills; investment benefit tracking / analysis capability
- Experienced in investigating, developing and appraising solutions to commercial opportunities with a high attention to detail
- Strong understanding & experience of investment, financial and business controls
- Strong stakeholder engagement experience with varying levels of stakeholders i.e., Senior Leaders, Executives and Directors across all business areas/functions
…but more about you!
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within immediate and cross-functional teams
- Strong business growth mindset
- Relentless focus on accuracy, quality and attention to detail
- Flexible and able to balance multiple projects/priorities
- Passionate and excellent problem solver with an intellectual curiosity
Additional Information
We’re always looking to recognise and reward our employees for the work they do. As a valued member of The AA, you will join and learn within a team that’s as driven as they are supportive and have access to a range of benefits including:
- Free AA breakdown membership from day one, 50% discount for family and friends in the first year plus discounts on other AA products
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + the option to buy additional annual leave
- Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme and a 24/7 remote GP service for you and your family
- Pension scheme available up to 7% contribution
- Exclusive EV discount scheme
- Diverse learning and development opportunities to support you to progress in your career
- Access to employee inclusivity networks
- Dental and Critical Illness Insurance cover accessible for all AA colleagues
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.
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