Job Title: Finance Systems Analyst
Location: Flexible to UK locations with occasional travel to Barrow-In-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: £55,000 + depending on experience
What you’ll be doing:
* Be the functional expert in SAP S/4HANA FI/CO, with a focus on system administration, reporting, and driving process improvements
* Collaborating closely with the wider Finance Systems team & IM&T supporting downstream/upstream toolsets
* Support the Finance Function with month-end reporting, budgeting and forecasting, ensuring financial data integrity, compliance, and proactively improving financial controls and procedures
* Manage and direct multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, ensuring alignment with financial reporting requirements and systems administration
* Lead automation projects to improve system efficiency and accuracy, identifying and implementing process improvements to drive performance
* Oversee the development and maintenance of data quality (supporting our Data Stewards & Owners), system support, and financial reporting, ensuring that systems underpin effective decision-making
* Resolve complex finance system issues by working collaboratively with internal teams and third parties, implementing “lessons learned” for future enhancements
* Collaborate closely with the Senior Finance Manager to ensure ERP/EPM systems and processes support month-end reporting with no risk of misstatement
* Manage SharePoint for Submarines Finance, driving seamless collaboration and communication across the Finance function
* Deliver detailed financial analysis and strategic insights to senior management, shaping the future data and management information needs to support business performance
Your skills and experiences:
Essential
* Extensive experience with SAP S/4HANA FI/CO or similar ERP systems, including system administration, reporting, and driving process improvements within the finance sector
* Solid background in accounting and finance, with a comprehensive understanding of financial systems and their impact on business performance
* Proven ability to collaborate with third-party consultants and developers to resolve system issues, optimise processes, and drive cross-functional improvements
* Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on data-driven insights to support financial decision-making
* In-depth knowledge of finance systems and processes, ensuring integration and functionality across financial operations
Desirable
* A recognised accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent is preferred
* A degree in finance, business, or a related field is advantageous
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 Finance Team:
Join an exciting and dynamic team at BAE, where you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our finance systems, as part of Finance Modernisation. Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you will be part of a team dedicated to managing and enhancing the finance systems that drive the success of the business. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with a wid