Finance Analyst - Advanced Products

Raytheon UK; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme (up to 10.5% company)

Life Assurance 6x salary

Holiday + volunteering days

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Enhanced family leave

Job summary

Raytheon UK in Glenrothes is seeking a Finance Analyst to join the Advanced Products Finance team. You will deliver high-quality financial analysis, support the AOP and 5 Year Plan, and provide forecasting and variance analysis in a demanding environment.

The role requires part-qualified CIMA/ACCA, excellent communication, and collaboration skills, with exposure to SAP, Cognos, and Microsoft Office. Hybrid work is available across the UK.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proactive, analytical and inquisitive approach.
• Commercial awareness/business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Provided financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business partnering support across programme and commercial operations.
• Assisted with budgeting, pricing, new business proposals, risk management, stakeholder engagement, customer reporting, and strategic financial analysis to support business growth, profitability, and compliance.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Commercial awareness

Teamwork

Organisation

Adaptability

Fast-paced

Education

Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA

Tools

SAP

Cognos

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

About Us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our Business

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

Location: Glenrothes (Hybrid with 3 days a week on site)

Clearance Required: BPSS

About The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Analyst to join the Advanced Products Team during a time of sizeable growth. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Finance Analyst will be responsible for providing high quality, accurate and actionable financial analysis and insight to the Advanced Products Finance and Programme teams.

The individual must have the resilience to work in a pressured environment and will be relied upon to support in the development of the AOP and 5 Year Plan, Quarterly EACs, monthly forecasting and variance analysis. This role would suit an individual looking to grow their potential and skill set, supporting the flawless program execution of the existing portfolio.

Main Duties:

Provided financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business partnering support across programme and commercial operations. Assisted with budgeting, pricing, new business proposals, risk management, stakeholder engagement, customer reporting, and strategic financial analysis to support business growth, profitability, and compliance.

These are the requirements an employer considers necessary for a candidate to perform the role successfully:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proactive, analytical and inquisitive approach
• Commercial awareness/business acumen
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Highly organised and self-motivated
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Part-qualified CIMA or ACCA

These are advantageous qualifications or experience that can strengthen an application but are not usually mandatory:

• Commercial experience within a defence, aerospace, or complex contracting environment
• Project accounting experience
• Experience using SAP, Cognos, and Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Existing security clearance, or willingness and ability to obtain one.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.