Finance Business Unit Integrator

The Boeing Company; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace firm is seeking a Business Unit Integrator to provide key financial support within their UK team. This role involves acting as a senior financial analyst, performing full project accounting support, and utilizing Earned Value Management techniques to ensure accurate reporting. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, with opportunities for career development and professional growth.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Experience working within an operations-facing finance team.
• Proficient in establishing reporting processes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial support and information for decision making.
• Full cycle project accounting support.
• Conduct regular EAC support with business partners.
• Analyze monthly performance information and cost variances.
• Compile performance reports and variance analyses.
• Manage financial forecasting process across contracts.
• Calculate impact of risks and opportunities.
• Provide analysis and recommendations for business strategy.

Skills

Financial analysis

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Communication skills

Business acumen

Job description

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) team is looking for aBusiness Unit Integrator to join the UK team, providing key financial support. There will be opportunity for some virtual or hybrid working depending on business needs. Boeing UK works closely with our customers to provide ongoing support and services to multiple public sector organisations for the UK government and MoD. This role will have the opportunity to work within a team which spans both current in-work and new contracts within a fun and challenging business growth environment with offices in multiple sites across the UK.

The individual will have the opportunity to work on cross functional teams for both daily work as well as special projects, interacting and collaborating with other functions/teams such as Programme Management, Engineering, Supply Chain as well as interactions with other elements of the UK&I Finance & Commercial team such as Accounting and Financial Planning & Analysis. It will be key that the successful individual partners with key contacts across the business in support of Financial Operations for the programme they will be supporting.

There will be a focus on skill development and career progression throughout the different areas of the finance function and the individual will need to demonstrate enthusiasm, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a pro-active, fast paced, dynamic environment. Opportunities for professional development with external accreditations are also available for further career development. We will do our utmost to develop you and to ensure that you progress within the team, and enjoy a full career with Boeing. At Boeing we’re committed to rewarding excellence and fostering an inclusive environment where team members are seen, heard, valued, respected and fully engaged.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior financial analyst providing the management team financial support and information to enable timely and accurate decision making
• Full cycle project accounting support depending on their stage in the life cycle (which could include proposal development, implementation & execution through to contract closure)
• Perform financial Estimates At Complete (EAC) support in collaboration with Business Partners and cross-functional teams to support the work scope, and provide regular reporting and presentations to Senior Leadership
• Utilize Earned Value Management techniques and tools to interpret, analyze and understand monthly performance information, the drivers behind any cost variances and support the preparation of mitigation and action plans to resolve any issues
• Extracting data and compiling performance reports while assisting with preparing variance analyses
• Manage the monthly and quarterly financial forecasting process across designated business areas and contracts
• Calculate the potential impact of Risks and Opportunities and support operational teams to identify and implement mitigation plans driving profitability
• Calculate programme performance including progress to plan, performance taken, and remaining effort, including effects on Orders, Revenue, Earnings & Cash
• Provide in-depth analysis and recommendations for the business and support strategy development and strategic direction for the financial operations team
• Support consistency and standardization across the wider BDUK Financial Analysis team, ensuring compliance to Boeing standards and requirements
• Support the development of performance reporting metrics and management information for use by programme leadership team

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience working within an operations-facing finance team, acting as a Business Partner to key Operational Managers & Executives
• A self-starter, comfortable with establishing required reporting drumbeats and processes
• Prior experience of EVM (preferably using CSPR, COBRA and Open Plan)
• Skilled team member/contributor
• Business (Financial) Acumen
• Strong Written and Oral Communication skills
• Experience of driving and delivering Business Results