Project Finance Manager

BAE Systems; Freshwater; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent defense contractor is hiring a Project Finance Manager in Portsmouth to develop project finance capabilities and provide critical financial insights. The role involves leading a team, implementing finance processes, and ensuring timely financial performance reporting. Candidates should be ACCA or ACA qualified, with skills in analysis, team management, and strong communication abilities. This position offers hybrid work arrangements and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Private health plans

Lifestyle benefits including a green car scheme

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Fully qualified in ACCA or ACA.
• Proven ability to provide insights and analysis.
• Experience in team management and development.
• Strong communication of finance information to non-finance backgrounds.
• Capability to manage diverse workloads.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Project Finance capability.
• Provide financial planning and insights to internal customers.
• Implement consistent Project Finance processes.
• Report financial performance accurately and timely.
• Collaborate with other teams for continuous improvement.
• Drive digital transformation in finance processes.

Skills

Financial analysis

Team management

Communication

Data analysis

Project management

Education

ACCA or ACA qualification

Job description

Job Title: Project Finance Manager

Salary: Up to £70,000 dependent on skills and experience

Location: Portsmouth – hybrid and flexible working arrangements available

Responsibilities

• Developing a Project Finance Capability Centre, aiding the Business Unit in the effective and profitable delivery of customer projects by maintaining all Finance aspects of the project life cycle
• Providing best-in-class financial planning, analysis and insights, to all internal and external customers, to drive growth and deliver performance
• Driving the implementation of common and consistent Project Finance processes, a culture of performance excellence and “right first time”, and optimising key financial controls
• Ensuring that the financial performance of projects is reported accurately and on time, producing forward forecasts so that stakeholders have the information required for effective decision-making
• Supporting the modernisation of Project Finance, collaborating with other Project Finance Capability Centre teams to improve capability, establish consistent operating models and drive continuous improvement
• Creating a data-focused and digital culture while digitising ways of working through the implementation of digital project management, reporting and financial toolsets. Advocate the use of dashboards to provide insights and improve performance. Drive ownership of data and focus on “right at source” to prevent manual corrections or duplication of data

Qualifications

• Fully qualified – ACCA, ACA
• Ability to provide insights, analysis and business intelligence to drive performance
• Experience managing and supporting a team (line management) and supporting business areas; lead, inspire and motivate Project Finance team members
• Establishes and develops good working relationships with key customers both internally and externally. Able to communicate finance information to non-finance colleagues
• Able to manage diverse workloads and prioritise deliverables, ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery in collaboration with others

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, a 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.

The Project Finance Team

The successful candidate will be a key part of the project finance team and will be aligned to the Products area of the business. The role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a valuable finance team supporting a growing part of our business.

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 inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition 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 at 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: 4th February 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.

This is a genuine job opportunity and does not include any paid interview expenses.