Job Title: Senior Project Accountant
Location: Scotstoun, Glasgow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £54,000 depending on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
* Preparing monthly Contract Status Report (CSR) and Sales and Margin Trading Plan (SMTP)
* Managing monthly customer invoicing and forecasting processes, including milestone achievements
* Supporting and challenging Programme Estimate at Completion (EAC) updates (including change, risk and opportunity, escalation, Forex)
* Attending and actively contributing to Control Account Manager Reviews
* Overseeing monthly cost allocation and verification processes, including supplier invoice approval, review of labour bookings
* Providing project reporting to the Finance Reporting Team for Prelims forecast, Month-End, and IBP, with clear articulation of variances
* Supporting and delivering Integrated Business Plan (IBP) and Month End activities (Trading, Accruals, Variance analysis, and various reports) against strict deadlines
Your skills and experiences:
* Fully qualified accountant, ACCA, CIMA, or ACA
* Ability to engage with and present to stakeholders at various levels
* Strong understanding of accounting and financial processes
* Long-term contracting experience within defence or a similar comparable industry
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Project Accounting team:
Join us in an exciting opportunity where you can truly make this role your own! Bring your innovative ideas and open mindset to challenge the old ways of doing things. You’ll be part of the large-scale, long-term Canadian River Class Destroyer Programme, gaining wide exposure to international stakeholders and working closely with business partners. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager you will have the chance to shape the future and grow within a dynamic and supportive environment.
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: 13th November 2024 – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 25th November.
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.
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