Finance Business Partner

BAE Systems - UK; Rochester; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Finance Business Partner, where you will play a vital role in project accounting. This position offers the opportunity to support financial planning, collaborate with project teams, and ensure robust financial controls. With a focus on inclusivity and diversity, the organization values your contributions and empowers you to make a real difference. Enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and a range of benefits designed to enhance your well-being. If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Accountancy qualification or equivalent experience required.
• Experience in financial planning and reporting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support financial assumptions and review programme performance.
• Operate financial controls and support audits as needed.

Skills

Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Experience in Project Finance role

Good knowledge of Excel

Effective communication skills

Ability to work accurately and adapt

Education

Accountancy qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job title: Finance Business Partner

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

Salary: Up to £45,000 dependent on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting or generating key financial assumptions, reviewing programme performance, constructively challenging the business and make recommendations to course-correct
• Operate robust and effective financial controls in line with Financial Control Framework and Finance Policies manual, collaborating with the Project Finance Process Owners, Finance Control CC and Governance CC. Support external and internal audit as required
• Support the production of timely insights, analysis and business intelligence to drive performance including ensuring timely working capital cycle for projects
• Support project teams on whole life of projects, including initial setup, forecasting, trading, reporting and analysis, and closure
• Potential to take on Line Management responsibility for 1-3 team members following successful integration into the organisation

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), Qualified by Experience or studying final exams
• Experience working in a Project Finance role including financial planning & reporting
• Good knowledge of Excel and the ability to quickly learn new IT applications
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels including project managers and multi-functional teams
• The ability to work accurately and adapt to change and/or prioritise to meet key deadlines

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Project Accounting Team:

Reporting to the business group finance lead, the successful candidate will provide a project accounting service to the business which will involve both business partnering and financial control for a group of projects within a defined business area.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of project accounting where at BAE Systems it is not just about providing financial information to stakeholders, it is about being integrated in the multi-functional Project Team, ensuring we work together to maximise the value we create within our business.

Electronic Systems is a transatlantic business entity combining design, production and support capabilities in both the UK and USA to provide market leading capabilities into the Defence and Commercial Avionics markets. Electronic Systems is a Line of Business within BAE Systems Inc. North America.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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: 16th May 2025

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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