Head of Project Accounting - Appcastenterprise : Job Details

Job Title: Head of Project Accounting

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. 3 days per week on-site

Salary: £90,000+ depending on skills and experience, plus executive level benefits including car allowance and bonus

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead project accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial planning, reporting, and analysis to support business performance
• Drive modernisation initiatives, fostering a data-driven culture and implementing process improvements aligned with strategic goals
• Oversee financial controls, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and maintaining a culture of accountability across the team
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to influence decision-making and align financial strategies with business objectives
• Provide bid support by coordinating financial inputs and planning for upcoming opportunities
• Inspire and develop a high-performing team, promoting continuous improvement and professional growth
• Opportunity to lead and modernise the Project Accounting function, driving significant improvements in financial performance and efficiency across high-value projects
• Manage a sizable, talented team, fostering professional growth and collaboration while shaping the future of the finance function
• Be part of a dynamic organisation offering progression into senior leadership roles within the finance and wider business landscape

Your skills and experiences:

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 10 years of post-qualification experience in project accounting or financial planning
• Proven leadership experience managing sizable teams, with the ability to inspire and motivate others
• Strong expertise in financial analysis, forecasting, and long-term contract management
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
• Experience driving process improvements and implementing digital solutions, preferably with tools like SAP BPC
• Familiarity with regulatory standards (GAAP/IFRS) and governance principles across industry sectors

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Project Accounting team:

The Head of Project Accounting is a pivotal leadership role within the Submarines Business Unit, responsible for managing a team of approximately 40 members to deliver exceptional financial planning, analysis, and insights for projects generating £2.9 billion in annual revenue. This role combines strategic vision and hands-on leadership to modernise finance practices, implement innovative solutions, and ensure the delivery of robust project accounting services across the organisation. The successful candidate will collaborate with senior stakeholders, champion efficiency, and drive transformational change to enhance the company’s financial performance and capabilities. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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 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 January 2025

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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