Senior Accountant – Financial Systems ERP Toolsets

BAE Systems; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence and aerospace company in the UK is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their Finance Systems ERP Toolset Team. This role involves collaborating with teams across the finance function, driving digital change, and providing specialist guidance on finance-related matters. Candidates should be part-qualified accountants with experience in finance transformation, possess detailed knowledge of ERP toolsets, and understand project accounting processes. The position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for impactful work in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Part-qualified Accountants or equivalent experience at part-qualified level are essential.
• Experience in finance transformation programmes is necessary.
• A solid understanding of ERP toolsets, particularly Infor LN and SAP, is required.

Responsibilities

• Represent Finance Systems Capability Centre in business reviews.
• Act as a key contact for Finance Systems ERP Toolset team.
• Support Senior Finance Manager in IT controls.
• Coordinate and support for the SAGE system.
• Collaborate with teams to resolve queries and enhance processes.

Skills

Part-qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, ICAEW)

Experience in finance or systems transformation programmes

Understanding of financial systems landscape

Knowledge of ERP toolsets

Understanding of end-to-end business processes

Knowledge of project accounting processes

Familiarity with reporting and analytics toolsets

Education

Part-qualified Accountant

Tools

Infor LN

SAP

CAS

SAGE

Planning Analytics

IBM Cognos

Tableau

Job description

Job Title

Senior Accountant – Financial Systems ERP Toolsets

Location

Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary

£56,766+ (DOE)

What you’ll be doing

• Work closely with teams across the Finance function, representing the Finance Systems Capability Centre and change programme in reviews, and escalating any issues that may impact the wider business
• Act as a key point of contact for the Finance Systems ERP Toolset team, representing Finance at cross‑functional reviews and workshops. Provide specialist guidance on Finance‑related matters, with a focus on project accounting and customer invoicing
• Support the Senior Finance Manager by ensuring IT controls remain embedded in all system and process changes, including adherence to segregation of duties and wider finance policy requirements
• Coordinate and embed support for the SAGE system, ensuring business processes remain controlled and aligned with the Infor LN Supply Chain implementation whilst mentoring a direct report working on SAGE, and support ERP change activities relating to approval workflows and other key processes
• Collaborate with Air ERP, Finance Systems and cross‑functional teams to resolve queries, incidents, and evolving business needs. Contribute to design, testing, and implementation activities, ensuring documentation is accurate, up to date and fully maintained

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Part‑qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, ICAEW) or equivalent experience at part‑qualified level
• Experience working on finance or systems transformation programmes
• An understanding of the wider financial systems landscape and how different systems interact
• Detailed knowledge of ERP toolsets, with experience in one or more of the following: Infor LN, SAP, CAS, or SAGE
• Solid understanding of end‑to‑end business processes and how they support successful change programmes
• Working knowledge of project accounting processes and how they link with Commercial and PM activities
• Working knowledge of reporting and analytics toolsets such as Planning Analytics, IBM Cognos or Tableau

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.

The Air Finance Systems ERP Toolset Team

The Air Finance Systems ERP Toolset Team is at the heart of major digital change across the Air sector. The team works with a wide network of functional partners to modernise and simplify the Finance systems landscape, helping retire outdated tools and introduce future‑ready platforms like Infor CloudSuite. They contribute to transformation programmes such as Spartan, ensuring Finance is fully represented and supported throughout each stage of change.

It’s a collaborative, forward‑looking team where you can help shape how the Air sector works for years to come. With cross‑functional projects, evolving technology and continuous improvement, the work is varied, impactful and genuinely exciting.

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 (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

16th December 2025

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.