Head of Finance

Babcock International; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Head of Finance
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £80,000 (Dependent on Experience) + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF60819

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 Head of Finance at our Devonport site, in Plymouth.

The Role

As a Head of Finance, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Providing financial support and governance to our strategically important Warship delivery business stream. Based primarily in Devonport, Plymouth, but with at reach support across the globe.

Day-to-day, you'll deliver critical business partnering support to the Platform Delivery and Platform Support Directors, as well as other critical supporting functions and the wider Programmes delivery teams:

• Leading a small group of project accountants, the Head of Finance will guide, develop and grow the key talent in the team.
• Working closely with other members of the finance leadership team to promote collaboration and sharing of best practice wherever possible.
• Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the enterprise, including the delivery teams, Project Managers and key customer contacts.
• Oversight of financial performance for all projects within the business stream.
• Management of costs to complete, maximising profitability where possible.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and requires regular travel to our Devonport site, in Plymouth on a weekly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Essential Experience of the Head of Finance:

• Strong communicator, ability to work with individuals at various levels of the organisation.
• Ability and desire to take a hands-on approach, willing to get into the detail but also see the big picture.
• Drive for continuous improvement, and comfortable questioning the status quo.
• Strong character; willing and comfortable to challenge.
• Ideally, you will have experience of working in the defence sector or similar but, this is not essential.

Qualifications for the Head of Finance:

• You must hold a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS) or equivalent / similar.

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.

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 [e-mail] 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: 19/02/2025