Finance Business Partner

Job Description

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Location: Warton, Hybrid – 3 days per week on site minimum

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £65,498+ (DOE)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

As a Finance Business Partner within the Air Operations Team, you will provide end‑to‑end financial support across a portfolio of contracts, delivering insight, interpretation and strategic advice to drive performance. You will review Contract Status Reports, assess Estimates at Completion, and support financial risk identification and performance monitoring. Working closely with commercial, programme and FP&A teams, you will influence major programmes, support investment and contract planning, and drive value strategies that enhance growth, margin and cash performance.

Core duties:

• Partner with Integrated Delivery Teams to optimise financial and operational performance, providing financial reporting, forecasting and insight to key stakeholders
• Support budgeting, forecasting and long‑term planning across capability portfolios and Salient contracts
• Monitor financial performance, identifying variances, financial exposures and areas for improvement to maximise cashflow and profitability across existing and future business
• Ensure robust financial stewardship, maintaining compliance with BAE Systems financial policies, UK accounting standards, IFRS and internal control frameworks
• Work with the business to deliver value strategies that support growth, margin expansion and cash conversion across Air Operations and wider programmes

Essential Skills:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post‑qualification experience coordinating financials across multiple programmes, projects or contract environments
• Considerable financial modelling and analytical capability, with knowledge of project accounting, investment appraisal and supporting change or transformation activity
• Business partnering experience, applying financial insight to support strategies while working across multi‑functional teams and influencing stakeholders to ensure considerable financial stewardship
• Experience delivering budgeting, forecasting and long‑term planning, interpreting financial performance, assessing variances, supporting improvements across multi‑faceted portfolios and maintaining robust financial governance, including contract performance reviews

The Air Operations Team:

The team partners closely with Programme, Commercial and Engineering functions to deliver financial insight and support major capability programmes. Operating in a fast‑paced environment, the team drives performance, strengthens financial governance and enables delivery of critical outcomes for customers across the Air sector.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 20th May 2026

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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