Senior Finance Analyst - Business Programme Finance (Weapons)

Raytheon UK; Harlow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

25 days holiday + public holidays

10.5% company pension contribution

Annual company bonus scheme

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Job summary

Raytheon UK in Harlow is looking for a Senior Finance Analyst in the Weapons Programme Finance Team. The role involves understanding financial performance, supporting business metrics, and ensuring timely financial processes.

Qualified accountants (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with project accounting experience are encouraged to apply. Benefits include a flexible working week, generous leave entitlement, and a pension contribution.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or finalist.
• Experience working in project accounting.
• Strong business partnering skills across internal functions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and communicate the link between programme and financial performance.
• Ensure financial processes are understood and delivered timely.
• Support business metrics like bookings and sales.

Skills

Project accounting

Business partnering

Attention to detail

Analytical mindset

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or finalist

Tools

SAP

Power BI

MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Job description

Position

Senior Finance Analyst – Weapons Programme Finance Team, Harlow, Essex (Hybrid).

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and communicate the link between programme and financial performance, providing insight to business leads and key stakeholders.
• Ensure financial processes are delivered on time and well understood by the business and stakeholders (Risk, Opportunity Management, Earned Value Management, Forecasting).
• Support the achievement of all metrics (bookings, sales, profit, cash).
• Actively promote accuracy, predictability and value‑added analysis across all finance deliverables.
• Support the Programme Team with Quarterly Estimate at Completion (EAC) reporting.
• Help establish the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and five‑year plan targets.
• Act as the “financial conscience” of the business, ensuring Business and Financial Policy adherence.
• Provide financial insight to support the business risk & opportunities process (development, analysis, mitigation & review).
• Build a network with all stakeholders.
• Champion best practice and seek improvements to systems and processes.
• Assist the Finance Manager in developing meaningful financial analysis for new business investment decisions and pricing.
• Conduct ad‑hoc financial analysis and decision support.

Required Experience

• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or finalist.
• Project accounting experience.
• Business partnering skills, working across different internal functions.
• Relevant commercial experience in a similar defence or complex contracting environment.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working with SAP, Power BI, MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Proactive, analytical and inquisitive mindset.
• Attention to detail and process adherence.

Benefits

• 37‑hour working week with early‑finish Fridays.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays; option to buy or sell up to 5 days; up to 5 paid days volunteering.
• 10.5% company pension contribution with 6% employee contribution.
• Annual company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• Six times salary life assurance with pension.
• Flexible benefits scheme with salary sacrifice options (Health Cashplan, Dental, Cycle to Work, etc.).
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family‑friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.