Project Accountant

at  BAE Systems

Job Title: Project Accountant
Location: Surrey – Guildford. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: £37,500 to £42,500 commensurate with skills and experience

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

Essential:

• Qualified/Part Qualified member professional accounting body (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Experience of Project Finance and strong understanding of financial forecasting and reporting processes
• Knowledge of relevant accounting standards (IFRS / GAAP), incl. IFRS15 revenue recognition
• Recognises best practice in applying financial controls
• Experience of using MRPs or ERPs (e.g. SAP, Infor LN, Oracle) and financial reporting, forecasting and analytical tools (e.g. SAP BPC / SAC, Cognos, Tableau

• Deliver customer focused Project Finance support, aiding the Business Unit in the effective and profitable delivery of customer projects by owning all Finance aspects of the project life cycle
• Contribute to the implementation of common and consistent Project Finance processes, a culture of performance excellence and “right first time”, and optimising key financial controls
• Deliver best-in-class financial planning, analysis and insights, to all internal and external customers, to drive growth and deliver superior performance
• Contribute to the modernisation of Project Finance and delivery of continuous improvement
• Ensure that the financial performance of projects is reported accurately and on time, producing forward forecasts so that stakeholders have the information required for effective decision-making
• Contribute to a data focused and digital culture whilst digitising ways of working through the support of implementation of digital project management, reporting and financial toolsets
• Use dashboards to provide insights and improve performance
• Support ownership of data, and drive focus on “right at source”, to prevent manual corrections / duplication of data