Project Accountant

Job Description

Job Title: Project Accountant

Job Location: Rochester, Kent UK – Working Onsite

Salary: Circa £33,000 depending on skills and experience

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.

Role Description:

We are looking for a Project Accountant to join our finance team in the Electronic System division. Working as part of an Integrated Project team, you will be responsible for a group of projects within a business area, providing the financial control, reporting, and supporting the project teams to deliver their financial commitments.

Core Duties:

• Financially manage a suite of projects and complete reporting requirements for those projects
• Working with key stakeholders and supporting line leaders in the preparation and completion of financial forecasts
• Partner with the Project teams to understand and analyse budgets and variances, and to challenge the assumptions made to identify financial risks and opportunities
• Preparing of financial reporting by extracting and validating data from a variety of sources
• Ensure projects are fully compliant with the BAE Systems Operational Framework and Finance Policies Manual to satisfy all Internal Control requirements
• Seeking to improve local processes and working practices to drive efficiencies across the team and wider business

Essential Skills:

• Interest in Finance and Business
• Experience or education in Accounting, Finance or Business beneficial
• Good knowledge of Excel and the ability to quickly learn new IT applications
• Confidence in communicating with multiple stakeholders
• Good skills in accuracy, adaptability, and time management

The Finance team:

The team consists of a group of 10 individuals with a range of experience from versatile backgrounds. You will be reporting into the Finance Manager who will support you in developing in the role and within the company.

The Project Finance team offers a supportive environment focused on continuous learning and professional development, including support for further qualifications after the qualifying period. Through their work, the team develops good commercial finance capability, builds the confidence to influence stakeholders, and plays a meaningful role in shaping financial decision-making within the business.

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: 25th 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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