Finance Assistant (Inventory Accounting)

Job Description

Job Title: Finance Assistant (Inventory Accounting)

Location: Rochester, Kent. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £35,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Engaging and collaborating with key Business Area Finance leads in completing Inventory financial forecasts in support of operating plans (annual budget), quarterly business reviews, 5-year integrated business plans and challenging key assumptions to establish robust forecasts
• Providing support to and challenge budget holders to help deliver on their financial commitments by tracking performance and providing insightful commentary to facilitate decision-making
• Developing and maintaining a solid understanding of the business risks/opportunities
• Providing accurate Inventory management information on a timely basis

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Prior accounting experience including reconciliations, forecasting and budgets
• Experience of working to tight timescales and consistently meeting deadlines
• Good attention to detail and ability to swiftly analyse numerical data
• Strong Excel skills, Power BI knowledge

Desirable:

• Experience within Cost Base Accounting particularly around Inventory Control
• Commenced or obtained CIMA qualification
• Knowledge of Oracle ERP systems (or equivalent) and Hyperion

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:

As a member of our small, close-knit team, you’ll collaborate closely with both the internal project finance and operations teams to implement improvements and changes across our finance systems. This role offers significant opportunities for development and progression, with potential career growth within the wider finance teams in Rochester. You’ll receive support for further qualifications and report directly to the Assistant Financial Controller. Working alongside a dedicated team, you’ll gain a comprehensive overview of the business, enhancing your exposure and understanding of project finance and operations.

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 at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks

Closing Date: 8th January 2025

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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