JobTitle: FinanceBusiness Partner – Business Operations
Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid andflexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiterabout the options for this particular role.
Salary:£80,000+ depending on skillsand experience plus executive-level benefits package
Whatyou’ll be doing:
* Partnerwith Functional Directors to provide financial leadership andsupport
Cost & CapitalImprovements: Drive cost reduction and capital processimprovements, ensuring engagement from Finance BusinessPartners Act as a trusted financeadvisor, delivering high-quality financialinsights Lead Overhead CostPerformance for major functions, including Site, Supply Chain,Engineering, Nuclear Site Safety, SHE, andAirfield Strengthen connectionsacross Submarines Capital Investment and Programme CapitalPortfolios, ensuring financial coherence andassurance Shape key financialdecisions, ensuring affordability, risk mitigation, and alignmentwith business goals
Your skills and experiences:
* Strongunderstanding of financial management in large organisations,including lifecycle management, operational frameworks, andbusinesstransformation
* Provenability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholdersacross cross-functional teams and externalpartners
Ability to work effectivelyin a fast-paced, evolving environment, applying strategic thinkingand complexproblem-solving
* Experience supporting large-scale programmes, ensuringfinancial oversight, compliance, and riskmanagement
Strong communication,negotiation, and team leadership skills, with experience operatingat senior managementlevel Fully qualified accountant(ACA, CIMA, ACCA) with significant post-qualification experienceand strong knowledge of financial control, assurance, and relevantaccounting standards
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systemsalso offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexiblediscounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including agreen car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – youmay also be eligible for an annual incentive. TheCost Performance team: The Finance Business Partnering role supports CostPerformance Business Partnering in Submarines, driving acost-conscious culture and ensuring the Capital Investmentportfolio is effectively managed. With significant business growthover the past six years, increasing cost pressures and budgetconstraints require strong financial oversight to maintainaffordability and mitigate reputational risk. This role willpartner with senior stakeholders, influence strategic investmentdecisions, and strengthen cost controls across the business tosupport sustainable financial performance. We offer relocationsupport packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meetingeligibility criteria.
Why BAESystems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a realdifference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that valuesdiversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll beempowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from allbackgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who arecurrently 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 asinclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition(for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that mayaffect your performance in certain assessment types, please speakto your recruiter about potential reasonableadjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems aresubject to both security and export control restrictions. Theserestrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, anynationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birthcan restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within theorganisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve BaselinePersonnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levelsof National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on thevetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningfulsecurity vettingchecks. ClosingDate: 28th March2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if wereceive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you areinterested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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