Finance Manager

RAC Careers; Walsall; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK motoring services provider is seeking a Finance Manager to support their Business Roadside team. The role includes optimizing financial performance across various business areas, requiring a part qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and advanced Excel experience. This hybrid position allows for flexibility, with time split between the Bescot offices and home. Competitive salary and great benefits are included.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme with matched contributions

24/7 confidential support service

Access to discount portal

Share scheme participation

Qualifications

• Demonstrate financial modelling skills and understanding of commercial disciplines.
• Confident in challenging decisions while managing stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support financial performance of business areas within the division.
• Produce timely financial reports and insights.
• Ensure financial controls are operating effectively.

Skills

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Education

Part qualified accountant

Job description

About The Role

RAC have the exciting opportunity to appoint a commercially focussed Finance Manager to support our fast-paced and engaging Business Roadside team on a permanent basis. The role will be supporting the Finance Business Partner to help drive financial performance of our OEM, Branded Contact Centres and RAC Commercial business areas within the Business Roadside division. You will provide full and accurate financial information, financial guidance and advice as well as financial insight and pricing activity. You will also support and provide flexibility across all Business Roadside areas as priorities require. The successful candidate will have a strong analytical mind and advanced Excel experience and be part qualified and working towards relevant accountancy exams. This is a hybrid role, working two days a week from our Bescot offices and three days working from home.

What you’ll do

Understand the Group Strategic Plans & Priorities, and the specific short- and medium-term targets you are involved in influencing.

• Optimisation of partner accounts
• Key revenue, cost and profit drivers
• Commercial terms and KPIs
• Produce pricing for mid-term price reviews or new business proposals

Support the business area in developing annual budgets and forecasting:

• Revenues, costs and profitability by partner
• Supported by key revenue and cost drivers, and clear assumptions
• Fully understood, monthly phased budgets and KPIs
• Producing quarterly / ad hoc re-forecasts
• Clear understanding of KPIs and performance against these

Effective and efficient accounting, producing timely and accurate numbers:

• Understanding of accounting policies
• Produce costs, revenues, balance sheet and cash flows for Partner accounts
• Simplify processes
• Checking and challenging numbers to ensure commercially viable and optimal
• Understand tax treatments

Ensure financial controls operate effectively:

• Timely, accurate month end cut off

Support reporting of financial performance:

• Monthly costs, revenues, balance sheet and cash flows
• Timely production of Group reports that are relevant and inform business leaders & Exec
• Effective communication of performance to enable understanding of reported results and impacts

Support the provision of effective financial insight, analysis and challenge:

• Analyse results vs budget/prior years and understand performance drivers
• Identify areas of under/over performance
• Identify underlying performance
• Assist in drawing out and highlighting trends

Enforce standards and controls of Board, Group Finance and regulatory bodies:

• Understand Board delegated authorities
• Ensure spend follows group processes
• Ensure accounting standards are followed and adhered to, identifying risks as appropriate

Deliver success through building and maintaining effective relationships and partnering disciplines:

• Across all levels of Finance
• Across Business Services sales team, including senior management
• Other business functions as required
• Legal, Tax, Audit, compliance & Regulatory teams as required

What you’ll need

The successful person will be a part qualified accountant with relevant finance experience who can demonstrate financial modelling skills and have a good understanding of relevant commercial disciplines. We need this person to be confident in challenging decisions constructively whilst maintaining excellent stakeholder management and be able to assimilate information and make decisions quickly.

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Benefits

• Earnings That Motivate – enjoy a competitive salary plus automatic enrolment in our ‘Owning It Together’ Colleague Share Scheme – a unique opportunity to share in RAC’s future success and be rewarded for the exceptional work you deliver.
• Tools to Drive Your Future – get started with a free RAC Ultimate Complete Breakdown Service from day one, plus access to a car salary sacrifice scheme (including electric vehicle options) after 12 months, delivering serious tax savings.
• Time Off That Matters – enjoy 25 days annual lave, plus bank holidays. We also support work‑life balance with paid family leave, flexible schedules, and practical resources to help navigate personal commitments.
• Financial Security & Perks – pension scheme with up to 6.5 % matched contributions alongside life assurance cover up to 4× salary (10× optional with flex benefits), designed to support you long‑term.
• Wellbeing That Works for You – our 24/7 confidential support service is available to you and household members aged 16 +, offering reassurance whenever you need it.
• Extras That Make a Difference – access Orange Savings, our exclusive discount portal with deals across top retailers, holidays, tools, tech and more. After passing probation, you’ll automatically join our Colleague Share Scheme, giving you a stake in our collective success.