Financial Controls & Risk Assurance Lead

BAE Systems - Saudi Arabia; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Governance Assurance Advisory Lead to manage internal audit assurance reviews. This role requires a fully qualified accountant and involves the analysis of financial controls and data interpretation. Candidates must communicate findings confidently to senior leadership and monitor management's response to audit actions. It offers a competitive salary along with flexible benefits. Interested applicants should apply before January 27, 2026.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant required; AAT not acceptable.
• Experience in leading internal audits and assurance reviews.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret financial data.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal audit assurance reviews for financial controls.
• Analyse and visualize data to highlight trends and anomalies.
• Communicate findings to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Identify root causes of control weaknesses and recommend actions.
• Monitor management's response to recommendations.

Skills

Fully qualified accountant

Data analysis and interpretation

Communication to senior leaders

Identifying control weaknesses

Education

CIMA, ICAEW, ICCA, or CIA qualifications

Job description

Job Title: Governance Assurance Advisory Lead (Fully Qualified Accountant)

Location: Barrow-In-Furness / Sheffield - must be willing to travel to Barrow

Salary: £34,160 + dependent on skills and experience (Part Time)

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and deliver internal audit assurance reviews to evaluate and report the effectiveness of the financial control environment
• Analyse and interpret data from multiple sources using analytics and visualisation to highlight trends, anomalies and provide valuable insight into control performance
• Communicate findings from assurance activity confidently to senior leaders and stakeholders providing clear and well supported recommendations
• Identify control weaknesses causes and root causes, agreeing practical actions with management to strengthen performance
• Monitor management’s response to actions and recommendations to improve financial control performance and efficiency
• Independently assessed financial risks and use these insights to shape and guide assurance activity

Your skills and experiences:

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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.

Weapon Systems UK team:

You’ll be part of Weapon Systems UK within the Platforms and Services sector of BAE Systems. The team designs, develops, manufactures and supports artillery systems and naval guns, while also providing specialist engineering capability across the wider business. With a strong global presence, the team supports critical defence needs across air, land and sea, driven by innovation, commitment and a shared mission to deliver trusted, high-quality weapons solutions Coroutine your nodes.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as الصخور inclusively 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: 27th January 2026

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.