Senior Finance Analyst

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence; Preston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will manage a small team and oversee a variety of finance deliverables while ensuring compliance and data accuracy. You'll leverage your professional accountancy qualifications and expertise in finance technology, particularly SAP, to optimize processes and support internal and external customers. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Join a company that values diversity and empowers its employees to make a real difference in their careers.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Hold a professional accountancy qualification with demonstrable PQE.
• Good understanding of finance technology and its optimization.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team to deliver finance processes across various toolsets.
• Prepare and present accurate reporting for stakeholders.

Skills

Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Finance technology optimization

Knowledge of end-to-end processes (R2R & P2P)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Title: Senior Finance Analyst

Location: Flexible, UK. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £60,000+

What you'll be doing:

1. Managing a team of 1 to deliver a range of inputs & outputs to Business Processes in a variety of toolsets, across a range of finance deliverables
2. Operating Business Processes to create/manage data/activities in Business ERP's where a Financial Control role is nominated, applying judgement as required
3. Provision of support to internal & external customers in the application of the established policies, processes and procedures
4. Supervise transactional review activity, applying judgement where required, to provide process assurance (data accuracy, data quality, compliance, etc.) including intervention in support of query resolution
5. Supporting the applicable financial controls as required, including support to Process Design
6. Preparing & presenting accurate reporting information for a variety of stakeholders, including regular provision of bespoke information in order to drive outcomes
7. Participate in preparation for, and support to, Audit (Internal & External)
8. Support root cause analysis of any process failures and implement continuous improvement actions to eliminate issues identified

Your skills and experiences:

1. Hold professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with demonstrable PQE
2. Good understanding of finance technology and how it can be optimised in end-to-end processes (particularly SAP & associated reporting toolsets)
3. Good knowledge of end-to-end processes (particularly R2R & P2P) and how effective controls need to be applied to processes

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 Financial Control team:

This role provides a great opportunity for you to make a real difference whilst developing your career. You will have exposure to working with stakeholders across multiple Lines of Business, finance teams, as well as external stakeholder groups such as the External Auditors.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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.

Closing Date: 28th April 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.