JobTitle: Senior ProjectAccountant
Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybridand flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiterabout the options for this particular role.
Salary:Circa £50,000 depending on skills andexperience
Whatyou’ll be doing:
* Responsible for the delivery of allcore project accounting deliverables for a major element of theDreadnought Programme whilst ensuring effective financialchallenge, governance and support to the programmeteams
Working with the Dreadnought Project ManagementOrganisation (PMO) lead for your area to deliver robust forecastsinto the Monthly Management Reporting (MMR) process and supportingthe project teams to ensure financial commitments aremet
* Working with theProject to ensure quarterly Contract Status Reports are produced,reflecting an accurate financial representation of theprogramme
Continuous improvement of financial process/practices& governanceactivities Providing support from a financial perspective forcontract management, negotiations, andamendments Working with the internal and external stakeholdersincluding the MOD, Project and Commercial teams, Supply Chain teamsand Central Finance on a regularbasis
Yourskills and experiences:
Essential:
Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA) or relevantequivalent Experienced in accounting and financial management,including project finance, with a proven ability to influenceacross functions andhierarchies Thorough knowledge of Financial IT Systems including SAPand MS Excel
Desirable:
* Good working knowledge of MOD’spolicies and procedures
Understanding of business and financial modeling,preferably within a similar defenseenvironment
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. TheDreadnought Project Finance Capability Centre: The Dreadnought Project Finance Capability Centreprovides the opportunity to work across the Dreadnought programmein support of your career development. This exciting finance roleprovides the opportunity to manage various financial aspects of theprogrammes, with the aim that you experience all core projectaccounting roles and processes. We offer relocation supportpackages 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 aspossible.
If you have a disability or health condition (forexample dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affectyour performance in certain assessment types, please speak to yourrecruiter about potential reasonableadjustments. We welcome applications from all suitably qualifiedpeople, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in theircurrent role for 12 months or longer. 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: 20th 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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