Costbase Senior Accountant

JR United Kingdom; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Senior Costbase Accountant in Preston, Lancashire. The role involves budgeting, forecasting, and reporting on fixed assets, requiring high-level accounting qualifications and Excel proficiency. Join a dynamic team within BAE Systems and contribute to strategic financial planning and analysis.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• ICAEW, ACCA, ACA, or CIMA essential – AAT not accepted.
• Proven experience in management accounts.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Lead on actualisation, forecasting, and budgeting of the cost base.
• Deliver comprehensive Fixed Asset reporting.
• Partner with Budget Holders for timely reporting.

Skills

Advanced Excel proficiency

Stakeholder engagement skills

Costing and pricing calculations

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, ACA, or CIMA)

Tools

SAP

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BAE Systems

Location:

preston, lancashire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

02.07.2025

Expiry Date:

16.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job title: Senior Costbase Accountant

Location: Barrow-in-Furness / Sheffield – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £50,000+ (Depending on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

Lead on actualisation, forecasting, and budgeting of the cost base for QBR and IBP processes

Deliver comprehensive Fixed Asset reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance

Partner with Budget Holders to provide timely and insightful reporting, including P&L, variance analysis, and identification of risks and opportunities

Prepare detailed cost base cash forecasts to support strategic planning

Own the calculation of critical rates including costing rates, throughput, and utilisation

Accurately input forecast and budget data into the SAP ERP system

Support the wider team through ad-hoc analysis and cross-cover, meeting both internal and external customer needs

Your skills and experiences:

Fully qualified accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, ACA, or CIMA essential – AAT not accepted)

Advanced Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, SUMIF, filters, and data manipulation

Proven experience in management accounts, with a strong focus on costing and pricing rate calculations

Confident stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to challenge, influence, and build effective working relationships across all levels

Highly desirable to have SAP experience

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Weapon Systems UK Team:

As part of BAE Systems Platforms and Services sector, Weapon Systems (UK) designs, develops, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability to the wider BAE Systems business. Our global reach brings our customers a depth and breadth of expertise that meet critical needs in the air, on land, and at sea. Our mission strives for us to be our customer’s trusted and affordable weapons provider, delivering enhanced effects on target and complete mission solutions. We are looking for innovation, commitment and drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems capabilities.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 15th July 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.