Finance Analyst - Functional Business Partnering

Raytheon Technologies; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence and aerospace company is seeking a Finance Analyst in Glenrothes to support business partnering and investment management. Responsibilities include forecasting, analysis of ROI for projects, and monitoring performance against financial plans. Candidates should have a university degree, relevant finance experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work collaboratively. The role offers a hybrid work model with 2-3 days on-site. Join a team that's dedicated to innovation and professional development.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in finance roles.
• Ability to extract high level messages from data.
• Experience working collaboratively within teams.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support forecasting and reporting for functional headcount and overhead.
• Monitor performance against annual plan and optimize costs.
• Analyze ROI for capex and change projects.
• Support capitalisation forecasting and depreciation plans.
• Assist in issue resolution and deliver effective outcomes.

Skills

Data analysis

Strong communication

Critical thinking

Financial reporting

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Proactive mindset

Agile thinking

Influencing outcomes

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Finance Analyst - Functional Business Partnering

Function: FIN. Duration: Permanent. Hours: Fulltime 37 hrs. Location(s): Harlow or Glenrothes / Hybrid with 2-3 days a week on site. Security Clearance: SC Eligible.

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.

About the role

A key role supporting the Head of Finance - Operations to deliver business advice and coordinated management of functions, capital and opex investment. It will directly impact the profitability and competitiveness of the organisation and cuts across all functions and business, offering a wide exposure to senior leaders on both tactical and strategic issues.

Responsibilities

Functional Business Partnering

• Supporting the creation of Functional headcount, utilisation and overhead forecasting & reporting to support the Integrated Business Planning (IBP), LRP, AOP and monthly cycles. Roll-out standardisation of all forecasting & reporting across the whole business
• Supporting the monitoring of performance versus annual plan/forecast and cost optimisation
• Prepping for and supporting the monthly SLT Rates Review Boards for all rate decks
• Supporting in the monitoring of functional dashboards/metrics, service level agreements (SLAs) and service catalogues, to drive efficiency and operational performance
• Supporting the Risk and Opportunities register for rates
• Supporting Business Restructuring and Indirect Cost Optimisation Projects
• Supporting the implementation of new Finance Systems and associated processes as it relates to functional forecasting and rates

Capex & Change

• Support monitoring of capex and change spend versus annual plan/forecast
• Support the analysis of ROI for capex and change projects. Track benefit realisation of capex and change projects
• Supporting UK forecast for capitalisation of assets and the depreciation forecast aligned to the latest forecast capitalisation plan.
• Supporting the monthly SLT Investment Review Boards covering capex and change projects (AR spend v plan v approved AR, etc)
• Supporting SLT AR Gate Reviews and approvals for UK and RCL. Reporting on and chasing actions and approvals progress
• Supporting UK SLT reviews for material capex and change projects
• Supporting the Risk and Opportunities register for investments

Candidate Requirements

• A University degree or equivalent
• Relevant years' experience in finance roles
• Comfortable with data and detail but having the ability to extract high level messages.
• Ability to work on concurrent issues/problems with multiple sources of information, both internal and external, under time pressure. Being able to prioritise effectively and having an agile mindset
• Experience of working collaboratively within teams
• Strong communicator and networker with a thirst for understanding the business model, providing meaningful and actionable insight, critical thinking and an ability to think differently about existing problems.
• Ability to support issue resolution, and deliver effective outcomes
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skillsets
• 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
• Some experience influencing outcomes
• Proactive and solution-oriented, providing innovative solutions that drive value to the business
• Experience of working in a matrix organisation.

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