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Form of work
SalarySalary: Circa £35,000 depending on experience
What we can offer you:
- Company bonus of up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
- Pension of maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Paid overtime
- Up to 15 additional days flexi leave
- Our enhanced parental leave offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
- Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking
- Excellent career progression and development opportunities
Dynamic (hybrid) working: We trust our people to agree, within their teams, where and when they can be most effective. Our Dynamic Working policy allows individuals flexibility around the hours they work and where they work. Typically for this role you will work 2-3 days per week on-site.
The Opportunity
MBDA are looking for a Finance Analyst to provide financial support to specific contracts within programmes finance.
This role is an integral part of the Programmes Finance Team providing finance and project management with effective, timely and accurate financial information and support whilst acting as a key business partner within a designated project team. As such, this role will allow you to demonstrate your ability to proactively manage aspects of project financial management and gain, or build, on your experience of working in a world leading multi-national company.
What are we looking for?
- AAT or equivalent qualification preferred but not essential
- Ability to build strong and productive working relationships within multi discipline and multi-national project and Finance teams, whilst maintaining independence and integrity is essential
- Knowledge and experience of Finance IT tools: MS Excel (required) SAP R/3, SAP BW (desirable)
- Desire and enthusiasm to learn and to develop skills and understanding long term contract financial management, such as Estimate at Completions
What's in it for you?
- Exciting opportunity to add value in a challenging and constantly evolving area of the business
- Be part of an inclusive and supportive programme team
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
The Role
- To help deliver and control KPI's for responsible contracts. Report actual and forecast achievement against its financial targets, including risks and opportunities
- Support and management to the preparation of multi-year business plan and annual budgets Ensure that relevant project staff are clear of their financial objectives
- Financial management of long-term contracts including: bi-annual Estimate at Completion preparation, revenue & margin trading, intercompany trading, cash and FX management, customer reporting/interfacing
- Support to wider finance team in activities such as contract closure, balance sheet maintenance and other ad hoc activities
- Ensuring data integrity in financial tools
Join a great team!
The MBDA Programmes Finance Community is a well-integrated network always looking to work together and learn from each other's experiences. The community itself is dynamic, forward thinking and hard-working whilst always making sure there is time to build relationships within, and outside the immediate teams.
Additionally, this role offers the opportunity to work closely with all non-Finance members of the project management teams and, after an initial period of focussed support, the role allows the successful candidate to work independently.
Our Business:
We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential. MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more...
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), Twitter (@MBDAcareers), Instagram (lifeatMBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.
Please Note: MBDA UK Limited requires all employees to achieve the required medical and national security clearance for their role. Further restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may also apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
Due to the nature of our business, this particular vacancy requires the applicant as a minimum to be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship and capable of achieving the clearance levels mentioned above.
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