Finance Manager

Job Title: Finance Manager
Location: Remote Working with Travel Across UK Sites Expected
Compensation: £68,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract 52 weeks
Role ID: SF62444

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Finance Manager.

The role

As a Finance Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity within the business with a focus on increased controls around budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

Day-to-day, you'll liaise with the Land Sector Finance Business Service (FBS) team, SAP FBS, Operations and Senior Management teams. This role is link between Finance and the contract. Cost drivers from the production operations need to be properly understood and communicated in the business.

Responsibilities

• Production of timely and technically accurate contract and site accounts, budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans including variance analysis.
• Production of timely and technically accurate contract and site-based budget, forecast and strategic plan reports and presentations for the Business Facing Finance Director including liaison with contract and site stakeholders.
• Business Partner with the operational teams holding them to account with their forecasts and budgets.
• Support the operational teams with analysis and insight.
• Providing and managing any contractual financial information e.g. any finance information to be provided as part of contractual reporting to customer such as quarterly reports, gain share submissions.

Please note that this position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time 37 hours per week and requires regular travel across a range of internal and customer sites on a weekly / monthly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Finance Manager:

• Ability to understand and manipulate data to present clear and concise financial messages for review.
• Up to date knowledge of Financial Accounting framework and that of the Regulating Bodies.
• Excellent communication skills particularly communication at senior levels and with the ability to clearly communicate financial information to non-Finance managers and staff.
• Ability to ensure deadlines and targets are achieved or surpassed.

Qualifications for the Finance Manager:

• Recognised relevant professional qualification - Proven or qualification by experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance.
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 24/02/2025