Finance Manager

Babcock International; Andover; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence and engineering firm is seeking a Finance Manager to shape financial strategy and lead financial modelling for bids and growth projects. This hybrid role requires strong experience in a project-based environment and a recognised professional qualification. You will engage with stakeholders to ensure financial integrity and compliance. Excellent benefits include a generous holiday allowance and a matched pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven post-qualified experience in finance management.
• Ability to develop bespoke financial models for strategic projects.

Responsibilities

• Leading financial modelling and analysis for bids and growth projects.
• Ensuring financial integrity throughout the bid lifecycle.
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting activities.

Skills

Strong commercial experience in a project-based environment

Proven ability to partner with external stakeholders and clients

Skilled in data analysis and presenting clear financial insights

Experience in financial leadership within bids or strategic projects

Advanced Excel modelling skills and proficiency in MS Office

Education

Recognised professional qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Tools

Cognos

Hyperion

QuickBooks

Job description

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Flexible UK Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Excellent Salary Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69402

Drive Strategic Growth Through Financial Leadership

At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together. If you join us you can play your part as a Finance Manager.

The role

As a Finance Manager youll play a pivotal role in shaping the financial strategy behind our most exciting bids and growth projects across the Land and UK Aviation sectors. This is a dynamic opportunity to lead financial modelling and analysis that directly influences our ability to win new business and deliver innovative solutions in defence aerospace and engineering.

Day-to-day youll be :

• Leading financial modelling and analysis for bids and strategic growth projects.
• Acting as the key finance contact within bid teams ensuring financial integrity throughout.
• Developing bespoke models for workforce planning pricing strategies and investment decisions.
• Supporting mergers acquisitions budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies and governance throughout the bid lifecycle.

The role is remote and the set working times are 37 hours per week Monday to Friday. Travel to customer and Babcock sites across the South will be expected.

Essential experience of the Finance Manager :

• Strong commercial experience in a project-based environment.
• Proven ability to partner with external stakeholders and clients.
• Skilled in data analysis and presenting clear financial insights.
• Experience in financial leadership within bids or strategic projects.
• Advanced Excel modelling skills and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications for the Finance Manager :

• Recognised professional qualification (ACA CIMA ACCA) with strong post-qualified experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth nationality current or former citizenship and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting : clearance levels - ().

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portalPayment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working days paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations protect communities and build a better world. To continue we must adapt advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please email with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement. Were committed to building an inclusive culture where everyones free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 17 / 11 / 2025

Required Experience: Manager

Key Skills

Cognos,Forecasting,Hyperion,Dealership Experience,QuickBooks,Accounting,Corporate Finance,Financial Analysis,Financial Modeling,Budgeting,Financial Management,Financial Planning