Finance Systems Analyst

BAE Systems; Grange-Over-Sands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

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Job Title: Finance Systems Analyst

Location: Flexible to UK locations with occasional travel to Barrow-In-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: GBP55,000 + depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

• Be the functional expert in SAP S/4HANA FI/CO, with a focus on system administration, reporting, and driving process improvements
• Collaborating closely with the wider Finance Systems team & IM&T supporting downstream/upstream toolsets
• Support the Finance Function with month-end reporting, budgeting and forecasting, ensuring financial data integrity, compliance, and proactively improving financial controls and procedures
• Manage and direct multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, ensuring alignment with financial reporting requirements and systems administration
• Lead automation projects to improve system efficiency and accuracy, identifying and implementing process improvements to drive performance
• Oversee the development and maintenance of data quality (supporting our Data Stewards & Owners), system support, and financial reporting, ensuring that systems underpin effective decision-making
• Resolve complex finance system issues by working collaboratively with internal teams and third parties, implementing "lessons learned" for future enhancements
• Collaborate closely with the Senior Finance Manager to ensure ERP/EPM systems and processes support month-end reporting with no risk of misstatement
• Manage SharePoint for Submarines Finance, driving seamless collaboration and communication across the Finance function
• Deliver detailed financial analysis and strategic insights to senior management, shaping the future data and management information needs to support business performance

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Extensive experience with SAP S/4HANA FI/CO or similar ERP systems, including system administration, reporting, and driving process improvements within the finance sector
• Solid background in accounting and finance, with a comprehensive understanding of financial systems and their impact on business performance
• Proven ability to collaborate with third-party consultants and developers to resolve system issues, optimise processes, and drive cross-functional improvements
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on data-driven insights to support financial decision-making
• In-depth knowledge of finance systems and processes, ensuring integration and functionality across financial operations

Desirable

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent is preferred
• A degree in finance, business, or a related field is advantageous

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 Finance Team:

Join an exciting and dynamic team at BAE, where you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our finance systems, as part of Finance Modernisation. Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you will be part of a team dedicated to managing and enhancing the finance systems that drive the success of the business. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including third-party consultants, developers, and other business units. As a Finance Analyst, you will lead initiatives that improve processes, ensure data accuracy, and support strategic decision-making, all while ensuring our systems and processes meet the highest standards. Be part of an innovative and transformative environment where your expertise will make a real impact.

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: 11th April 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.