Financial Analyst

SHORTS BROTHERS PLC (Spirit Aero); Belfast; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An aerospace manufacturer in Belfast seeks a Financial Analyst to lead month-end processes, enhance financial accuracy, and support governance activities. Candidates should have a strong accounting background and be able to liaise with senior management. This position offers competitive starting salary of £51,300 and multiple benefits including flexible schedules and generous holidays.

Benefits

36 hour working week (half day Friday)

Generous holidays

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Death in service payment

Company occupational sick scheme

Professional development and growth

Coaching and mentoring

Free car parking

Enhanced maternity pay

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Significant technical accounting knowledge.
• Ability to deal with senior personnel.
• Strong Finance/IT systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform period-end activities including journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Prepare management reporting for relevant process specialty.
• Ensure data accuracy in general ledger and perform reconciliations.
• Participate in budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Support process improvement and optimisation.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Finance

Education

Qualified membership of a recognised CAAB accountancy body

Job description

Overview

Financial Analyst

£51,300 Starting

At Spirit, we don’t just build aircraft structures – we build the future of aviation. At Northern Ireland’s largest aerospace manufacturer, our highly skilled professionals work at the cutting edge of design, manufacturing, integration and after-market support. With world-class facilities spanning over three million square feet across six locations, we deliver advanced aerostructures – including wings, fuselages, and engine nacelles – for global leaders like Bombardier, Airbus and Rolls-Royce.

Innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Our Belfast operation is a recognised centre of excellence for advanced materials and ultra-light structures, including our unique composites capabilities. Joining Spirit AeroSystems means being part of an industry leader that values talent, fosters innovation, and offers exceptional career growth.

These opportunities, based at our Belfast site, offer:

• 36 hour working week (half day Friday)
• Generous holidays
• Range of flexible schedules
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Death in service payment
• Company occupational sick scheme
• On site Occupational Health Department
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development and growth
• Coaching and mentoring
• Opportunity for advancement
• Free car parking
• Enhanced maternity pay

We offer an exciting opportunity to join our Finance Department to co-ordinate and complete month-end and year-end processes, work with Functional heads to achieve their financial targets, support the Belfast site governance processes, and support and liaise with Finance Leadership teams in Belfast and Wichita, as required, on controlling and financial planning activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform period-end activities to ensure proper classification and validity of financials, including manual journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Prepare management reporting for relevant process specialty. Ensure standardisation of processes and reports across sites and business units.
• Ensure data accuracy in general ledger and sub-ledgers by performing various controls, including reconciliations between ledgers.
• Own the procedures and methodology of relevant process specialty. Ensure calculations and methodologies are standardised across sites and definitions are comparable.
• Provide preliminary comments regarding actuals and identify variances against budget and forecast.
• Ensure appropriate accounting treatment of activities and transactions.
• Participate in the budgeting and forecasting process by providing accurate historical data, ensuring standardisation of templates across sites and business units, and monitoring and evaluating business performance against targets.
• Analyse financial reporting and flow down to operational teams to explain performance and understand key drivers.
• Participate in operational meetings and day-to-day site management in order to help quickly identify risks and opportunities and drive financial performance.
• Support process improvement, process optimisation and special projects.
• Actively contribute to knowledge sharing.

Candidate Requirements

• It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that sufficient detail is provided on the application form to demonstrate how the applicant meets essential job criteria, as this alone will be used for vetting purposes.
• Essential
• Qualified membership of a recognised CAAB accountancy body.
• In addition, candidates must possess and be able to demonstrate:
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Significant technical accounting knowledge
• Ability to deal with senior personnel
• Strong Finance/IT systems experience.
• Completed applications must be submitted by 4PM Monday 29th September 2025
• We employ people from all sections of the community and are committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our equal opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Skills

Financial Analysis, Finance

Benefits

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