Junior Project Accountant

IBM SiXworks; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical cover

Life Assurance

Generous pension

Bonus and professional development

Job summary

SiXworks in the United Kingdom is seeking a Junior Project Accountant to support project delivery across defence and national security initiatives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and business resources to ensure successful project delivery.

Your work may include forecasting, change management, risk management, and producing deliverables from cross-functional teams. UK Defence & Security sector experience is advantageous, and familiarity with contract and supplier

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and ability to process large data sets.
• Delivery-focused with emphasis on iterative improvements.
• Effective teamwork and collaboration across functions.
• Clear verbal and written communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Flexible, willing to take on a broad range of tasks to deliver client value.
• Customer-focused mindset delivering high value outcomes.
• Driven to exceed expectations and meet targets behind delivery.
• Proactive initiative to analyse situations and decompose work into tasks.
• Willingness to develop new skills and training.

Responsibilities

• Assist in project delivery including forecasting, change management and risk management.
• Produce deliverables from cross-functional teams, vendors, and business resources.
• Foster open communication across teams to identify cross-team dependencies and risks early.
• Work with project managers to manage project finances.
• Identify problems collaboratively and develop actions and solutions, reporting to stakeholders.
• Assist in contract management and supplier management.
• Market experience in UK Defence & Security sector is advantageous.

Skills

Excel skills

Delivery focus

Teamwork

Communication

Flexibility

Customer focus

Achievement

Initiative

Development

Integrity

Job description

Work on Technology That Protects What Matters

At SiXworks, we build secure digital solutions that support Defence and National Security missions. Our teams work on complex problems where reliability, security, and speed of innovation matter.

We’re looking for a Junior Project Accountant who enjoys solving difficult challenges and wants their work to have real operational impact.

What You’ll Do

As a Junior Project Accountant, you’ll play a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head‑on. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, vendors, and business resources to ensure successful project delivery.

Your work may include:

• Project management- The ability to assist in key aspects of project delivery, including forecasting, change management and risk management.
• Assist the production of deliverables from cross‑functional teams, vendors, and business resources.
• Foster open communication across teams to identify cross-team development dependencies and risks early on.
• Work with project managers to manage project finances.
• Problem solving- The ability to identify problems collaboratively and develop actions/solutions, communicating both to key stakeholders and presenting information through reports, dashboards and slides as appropriate.
• Commercial awareness- Assist in providing contract management, supplier management.
• Market experience working within the UK Defence & Security sector is advantageous.

What We’re Looking For

We value people who take ownership, think critically, and enjoy working as part of a collaborative team tackling complex challenges. You don’t need to tick every box, but we’re particularly interested in people with skills/experience in:

• Strong Excel Skills – ability to use excel to manage, process and report from large data sets.
• Delivery focus - Providing benefit through iterative delivery.
• Teamwork - Enthusiasm to work cooperatively and supportively with others.
• Communication - Able to listen and question effectively, with concise verbal and written communication skills and effective questioning/listening skills. Able to communicate with confidence all levels.
• Flexibility - Willing to deliver on a broad range of tasks from providing advice on improving client’s delivery to ‘rolling up your sleeves’ to assist the team and customer in delivery.
• Customer focus - Keen to deliver a high level of customer value.
• Achievement - Looks to exceed customer aspirations and work to goals and manages obstacles. Energy, pride and determination in meeting targets and overcoming challenges.
• Initiative - Ability to analyse situations; decompose work into key tasks and activities; find the elusive solution.
• Development - Not willing to stand still. Wants to continually develop new skills and undertake personal training.
• Integrity - Promote a high professional standard at all times.

Just as important are curiosity, strong problem solving ability, and the motivation to continuously improve how technology is designed and delivered.

About SiXworks

SiXworks is a specialist digital innovation partner delivering secure, mission‑critical technology to Defence and National Security organisations. We focus on digital experimentation, secure‑by‑design architecture, cloud technologies, and rapid application development to help our customers move faster and stay ahead of evolving challenges.

Our team combines expertise from across technology, business, and operational backgrounds including the armed forces creating a collaborative environment where practical thinking and innovation thrive.

Why Join Us

Our culture is guided by six principles: Agility, Security, Innovation, Quality, Collaboration and Inclusivity our North Star for how we work. SiXworks is a leading provider of secure digital solutions, specialising in digital experimentation and focused on fail‑safe‑fast cutting‑edge technology solutions deployed in highly secure environments.

As an end‑to‑end digital innovation and delivery partner, we turn complex challenges into mission‑critical digital advantages. This is a thrilling time for us, with ambitious plans for growth. We are looking for brilliant, experienced, driven and self‑motivated people to join the team on our journey.

We offer competitive salaries and a package that supports your wellbeing and development, including 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, free Private Medical cover and Life Assurance, Generous pension (10% employer, 5% employee contribution), Bonus and Professional development and training support. In addition to secure parking, gym, café & restaurant on site and lots of open break out spaces.

A word on UK Security Clearance

Due to the secure nature of the position and working environment, you must have or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance. More details relating to UK Security Clearance can be found here:

United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)