Junior Governance Accountant: Controls, Analytics & Reporting

BAE Systems; Broughton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Governance Accountant to join our Governance Operations team. This role develops financial controls, governance reporting and assurance activities while exposing you to data analytics, process improvement and business governance.

You will receive excellent training and development opportunities, with the chance to contribute to reporting, controls, and governance initiatives as you build a long-term career in finance.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or AAT; working towards accounting qualification.
• Experience in a finance role with understanding of financial accounting principles.
• Excel skills and data analysis capabilities including Power Query.
• Power BI and/or Tableau experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support development of standardised financial control metrics and reporting tools.
• Provide assurance activities for delegation of authority processes and governance reporting.
• Conduct fraud risk analysis investigations and support reporting activities.
• Assist with business continuity management activities and assurance validations.
• Support compliance with information and records management policy.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, including controls mapping and data analysis.
• Develop process maps and enhance reporting capabilities across the team.
• Become a SharePoint Site Owner to maintain site metadata and user access.

Skills

Finance experience

Power Query

Power BI

Tableau

SharePoint

Data analysis

Education

Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or AAT

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Power Query

SharePoint

Job description

BAE Systems in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Governance Accountant to join our Governance Operations team. This role develops financial controls, governance reporting and assurance activities while exposing you to data analytics, process improvement and business governance.

You will receive excellent training and development opportunities, with the chance to contribute to reporting, controls, and governance initiatives as you build a long-term career in finance.