Finance Analyst - Functional Business Partnering

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

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company is seeking a Finance Analyst - Functional Business Partnering in Glenrothes. This role involves supporting financial forecasting, report creation, and performance monitoring. Ideal candidates will have a university degree and relevant finance experience, along with strong analytical and communication skills. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

25 days holiday + statutory public holidays

Contributory Pension Scheme

Company bonus scheme

Life Assurance

Flexible Benefits scheme

Enhanced family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Relevant years' experience in finance roles.
• Ability to prioritize effectively and work under time pressure.
• Experience working collaboratively within teams.

Responsibilities

• Support creation of forecasting & reporting for business planning.
• Monitor performance versus plan and support cost optimization.
• Analyze ROI for capex and change projects.

Skills

Finance experience

Strong analytical skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

SAP proficiency

Microsoft Office skills

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: 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 Requirements: SC Eligible

Raytheon UK

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.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work among others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• 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.
• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.