Finance Business Partner

Job Description

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

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

Salary: From £70,000 depending on skills and experience plus executive benefits

What you’ll be doing:

• Working alongside the Head of Underwater Battlespace and Autonomy (UWBA) and their delivery teams to drive operational and financial performance for the business within Maritime Services delivering against in year and long-term plans and targets
• Using business acumen, providing financial challenge and due diligence of any new business activity to enable approval of pricing proposals and delivery of the business strategy balancing long term customer need with maximising shareholder value
• Identifying business trends, risks, and opportunities, translating these into corrective actions and assessing the financial impact of business decisions against the Integrated Business Plan (IBP)
• Collaborating on new product development proposals to ensure competitive returns on investment, supporting strategic business decisions
• Working with Project Finance, Project Management and Business Managers to provide relevant, timely information and challenge for reviews
• Building and managing relationships with key stakeholders, fostering collaboration and driving performance improvements across multi-functional teams at senior levels to drive business improvements
• Responsibility for the efficient deployment of working capital and ensuring maximum value from company investments in product capability improvements

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Qualified Accountant CIMA/ACCA/ACA
• Proven experience supporting the delivery of long-term, complex programmes or projects
• Strong ability to proactively influence the business with an inquisitive nature
• Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to changing and challenging customer requirements
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance staff and present complex issues and opportunities in a clear, compelling manner

Desirable:

• Experience as a Finance Business Partner, engaging with non-finance staff and providing decision support to stakeholders
• Experience in driving programme performance through integrated teams

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 incentive.

The Maritime Services Finance team:

Become a Finance Business Partner for the Underwater Battlespace and Autonomy Team by joining our Maritime Services Finance team. You will lead the team, produce financial returns, and promote improvements in business performance in this position. You will concentrate on striking a balance between risk mitigation, product development, and existing obligations. Effective collaboration with stakeholders requires excellent communication and influencing abilities when working in a multi-functional team. This position presents a special chance to influence the company’s future and develop your career with BAE Systems.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

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.

Closing Date: 11th November 2024

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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