Defence Finance Analyst (pricing, rates + cost)

Datasource; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance consultancy in the UK is seeking a professional to support the Finance Manager by providing costs and pricing related to projects involving the Ministry of Defence. The role demands experience in negotiating rates and a strong understanding of financial concepts. Applicants should be CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified, possess excellent presentational skills, and be comfortable working with senior stakeholders. This is a remote position with monthly meetings in Essex.

Benefits

25 days holiday (increasing to 27 days)

Contributory Pension Scheme

6 times salary 'Life Assurance'

Flexible Benefits scheme

Discretionary Bonus scheme

Enhanced family friendly policies

Canteen facilities available

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating rates with clients is required.
• Defence experience is desirable.
• Ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver business advice for rates and government accounting.
• Negotiate commercial rate agreements.
• Support monthly and yearly rate cycles.
• Develop costing and pricing overhead rates.
• Create reporting for rates submissions.

Skills

CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified

Experience within a rates/pricing role

Excellent presentational skills

Commercial insight for rate negotiation

Ability to own issues and deliver outcomes

Excellent verbal and written communication

Excellent systems skills, including SAP

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Introduction

This role is supporting the Finance Manager by providing costs and pricing on rates for projects and programmes with the Ministry of Defence.

You will need to be confident speaking to senior stakeholders and negotiating commercial agreements where required.

Defence experience is desirable and experience negotiating rates/pricing is going to be required for this role.

Working Patterns: This is a remote role with the possibility of monthly meetings based in Essex.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver business advice and coordinated management of rates and government accounting for the Ministry of Defence.
• Negotiating commercial rate agreements.
• Support monthly and yearly rate cycles.
• Develop and calculate costing and pricing overhead rates.
• Develop and calculate average labour rates.
• Collaborate with the business to maximise recoverability of R&D and bid costs.
• Provide solutions such as new rate deck structures, or strategic pricing mechanisms.
• Create recovery forecasts and budgets for rates submissions.
• Create what-if rates scenarios.
• Create reporting for rates and functional control tower submissions.
• Manage reconciliations such as under/over recovery.
• Maintaining COGNOS functional forecast model.
• Maintain PowerBI dashboard and manage rate-related roll-outs (SAP, PMX, COGNOS).
• Ensure compliance with Defence standards.
• Support the management of relationships with the Ministry of Defence.
• Lead reporting, audit responses, and consultation submissions.

Skills & experience

• CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified.
• Experience within a rates/pricing role before, ideally within the MOD.
• Excellent presentational skills and ability to work with senior stakeholders.
• Commercial insight and knowledge to negotiate rates with clients.
• Ability to own issues, and deliver effective outcomes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial staff.
• Excellent systems skills, including SAP and Microsoft Office.

Additional benefits

• 25 days holiday (increasing to 27 days) + statutory public holidays.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
• 6 times salary 'Life Assurance'.
• Flexible Benefits scheme.
• Discretionary Bonus scheme.
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• 37hr standard working week, with an early finish on Fridays whilst operating a 'Hybrid Working Model'*
• Canteen facilities are available in some sites.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.