Financial Accountant

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Job title: Financial Accountant

Location: North West England OR Glasgow: We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £43,000 + depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Operating Business Processes to create/manage data/activities in Business ERP’s where a Financial Control role is nominated
• Provision of support to internal & external customers in the application of the established policies, processes and procedures
• Supporting financial transaction processing that is accurate, efficient and in accordance with the financial control requirements, including intervention in support of query resolution
• Transactional review activity, applying judgement where required, to provide process assurance (data accuracy, data quality, compliance, etc.)
• Supporting the Balance Sheet assurance and review of Stock balances (both Common & Project as designed), including support to External & Internal Audit
• Supporting the Balance Sheet assurance for Capital expenditure, applying challenge and judgement as required
• Preparing accurate reporting information, including regular provision of bespoke information in order to drive outcomes

Your skills and experiences:

• Qualified or Part Qualified finance professional with a financial accounting background
• Appreciation of end-to-end processes (particularly balance sheets, R2R & P2P) and how effective controls need to be applied to processes
• Knowledge of governance and controls environment as operated, including key reference documents and accounting standards
• Appreciation of IFRS, accounting policies and how they apply to financial data and processes

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 Finance team:

The position is situated in the Finance Modernisation Capability Centre at Head Office, providing essential support to the Maritime and Land Sector. You will be part of a recently established team that offers specialised assistance to enhance the financial operations of the Maritime and Land businesses.

You will have exposure to working with stakeholders across multiple lines of business and this role provides a great opportunity to make a real difference whilst developing your career within a global organisation.

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: Wednesday 28th February 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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