Senior Costbase Accountant

Job title: Senior Costbase Accountant

Location: Samlesbury/ Warton - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Salary: £52,084+ (dependent on skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

• Working with the Senior Finance Manager- Cost base Capability Centre in the provision of financial support.
• Providing information support to the Business Teams on a monthly basis including (but not limited) to budget holder reviews (at least quarterly), full ownership of reforecast and Integrated Business Planning, journal and invoices approval, weekly cash forecasting, driving understanding of toolsets and financials in the wider business.
• Supporting the wider team during peak workloads and Business Partners
• To drive the business to commit to and achieve results to deliver solid business financial performance

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Fully qualified CIMA / ACCA / ACA or relevant equivalent- will not accept part qualified or AAT
• Proficient in using Microsoft products with advanced Excel Skills-VLOOKUP, pivot, use of excel add-ons
• Reporting, forecasting, and budgeting knowledge
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in Presentation of financial information to Senior Finance Stakeholders

Desirable

• Experience in improvement of processes
• Cost base experience or reporting experience

Benefits:

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 leave incentive.

The FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) Costbase Capability Team:

Working as part of a team of 22 under Senior Finance Manager to provide Costbase support to the digital area of the Air business

This role will provide you with an exciting and challenging position, you will be required to be proactive with a forward thinking and collaborative approach, demonstrating flexibility to adapt to workload peaks and changes in business or processes. Strong communication skills are essential in collaborating with the business and key finance stakeholders. In addition, building effective relationships with budget holders in the business to support them in management of their budgets to a successful business outcome.

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."

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.