Finance Analyst

baesystems; Frimley; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Hybrid working options

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Finance Analyst to join the Head Office Finance team in Frimley. You will provide financial support across Head Office Finance, Group Insurable Risk and Legal Compliance, delivering month-end reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and supporting financial control.

You will own balance sheet reconciliations, manage insurance policy accounting, and contribute to MoD reporting. This hybrid role offers a circa £40,000 salary, plus a £1,000 referral bonus, with a closing date

Qualifications

• Proficient in advanced Excel (Pivot tables, Vlookups, charts/graphs).
• High attention to detail and accuracy in financial data.
• Working towards an accounting qualification.
• Experience with debits and credits.

Responsibilities

• Deliver month-end reporting for Head Office entities with variance analysis.
• Own and reconcile key balance sheet accounts and resolve items.
• Manage insurance policy accounting and reporting; liaise with Group Insurable Risk.
• Handle Bank Guarantee and consultant recharge processes for Legal Compliance.
• Support MoD reporting requirements and provide financial insight for decision making.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and forecasting accuracy.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Detail oriented

Accounting qualification in progress

Debit and credits experience

Job description

Job Title: Finance Analyst

Location: Frimley; We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £40,000 depending on experience

Referral Bonus: £1,000

Grade: GG08

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Job Description:

We are seeking a Finance Analyst to join our Head Office Finance team. In this role, you will provide financial support across the Head Office Finance, Group Insurable Risk and Legal Compliance teams. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality month-end reporting, budgeting and forecasting activities, analysing financial performance against plan, and supporting effective financial control across a range of Head Office activities. This role offers broad exposure to corporate finance activities and the opportunity to work closely with stakeholders across the organisation

Core duties:

• Deliver month-end reporting for a portfolio of Head Office entities, including actuals reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and detailed variance analysis.
• Own and reconcile key balance sheet accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Manage insurance policy accounting and reporting, ensuring the accurate recognition of accrued income, deferred income, prepayments and accrued costs. Investigate and resolve variances with the Group Insurable Risk team.
• Manage the Bank Guarantee and consultant recharge process on behalf of the Legal Compliance team, ensuring charges are validated, processed accurately, and recharged to the relevant business units in a compliant and timely manner.
• Support the preparation and delivery of Ministry of Defence (MoD) reporting requirements.
• Provide financial insight and analysis to support decision-making across the Head Office Finance, Group Insurable Risk, and Legal Compliance teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls, reporting quality, and forecasting accuracy.

Essential Skills:

• Proficient in Advanced Excel skills – e.g Pivot tables, Vlookups, Charts & Graphs etc.
• High attention to detail
• Working towards an accounting qualification
• Debit and Credits experience

The Head Office Finance Team

You will be joining a high-performing team of seven finance professionals, working across a broad and varied portfolio of activities. The role offers unique visibility of Head Office and Corporate operations, with responsibility for supporting Financial Control and Reporting while collaborating with stakeholders across multiple functions to drive business performance and achieve organisational goals.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

*We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 19th October2026

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.

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