Senior Finance Business Partner

Babcock International Group; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner in Plymouth. The role involves providing financial oversight, producing financial reports, and enhancing the profitability of projects. Candidates should possess a professional accounting qualification and be skilled in financial communications and data analysis.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Paid leave for Reservists in the armed forces

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must hold a recognised accounting qualification.
• Experience in financial control and account production is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial information and advice for effective financial control.
• Produce monthly Project Status Packs for management reviews.
• Raise customer invoices and produce Cost Certificates.

Skills

Excellent working knowledge of Excel

Good interpersonal skills

High quality standards and attention to detail

Sound technical knowledge

Good organisational skills

Education

Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Senior Finance Business Partner

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Up to £43,935 (Dependent on Experience) + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65436

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Finance Business Partner at our Devonport site in Plymouth.

The Role

As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Providing accurate and timely financial information and advice relating to all areas of responsibility to the Business Unit and Project Managers to enable them to exercise effective financial control over the area to maximise value for money, cashflow and profitability.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for the production and analysis of accounts in accordance with the issued monthly timetable; as well as maintaining the integrity of data that supports the accounts maintaining full audit trails for both internal and external audit purposes.

• Production of monthly Project Status Packs for management reviews in conjunction with the respective Project Teams. These packs are also to be prepared on a quarterly basis for Senior Management review.
• Raising customer invoices in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with the contract terms and conditions and management information requirements.
• Production of Cost Certificates / statements for MoD in accordance with the contract terms and conditions.
  
  
  

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and requires regular travel to our Devonport site in Plymouth, on a weekly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Essential Experience of the Senior Finance Business Partner:

• Excellent working knowledge of Excel.
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• High quality standards and attention to detail.
• Sound technical knowledge.
• Good organisational skills.
  
  
  

Qualifications for the Senior Finance Business Partner:

• You must hold a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) or equivalent / similar.
  
  
  

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
  
  
  

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 16/07/2025

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