BAE Systems

Senior Management Accountant

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Job Title\: Senior Management Accountant

Location\: Radway Green. Hybrid 2-3 days/week onsite. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Referral Bonus\: £ 1,000

Grade\: 5

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Job Description\:

This role oversees finance for small arms ammunition production and offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing and dynamic part of the business. You will be part of a collaborative team that values innovation, continuous improvement, and the sharing of best practice, helping to drive financial performance and operational excellence across the sites.

Core duties\:

  • Monitor financial performance of Radway Green Site Operations cost base areas. Advising on regular reviews with senior stakeholders and helping provide independent and robust financial challenge through the delivery and presentation of accurate and consistent management reporting information
  • Support the Cost Performance Lead in the 5-year Integrated Business Plan for all aspects of a manufacturing business, including support to the direct labour rate calculation, co-ordination and challenge inputs with budget holders to generate labour and non-labour requirements
  • Preparation of monthly accruals, prepayments & account correction journals and raising purchase requisitions to support operation, engineering and production requirements
  • Ensure strong adherence to financial controls per finance policy manual and local procedures, including support with financial audit
  • Support the business stakeholders to aid their understanding of financial information, including forecasting, key metric introduction analysis etc
  • Work with the wider finance teams, across sites and specialisms and within the Defence Solutions business to communicate Radway Green finances and metrics

Essential Skills\:

  • Preferably a member of a UK recognised professional accountancy body with post qualifying experience and a strong track record in the FP&A domain
  • Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, and data manipulation
  • Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment, supporting operational and financial processes

The Team\:

The Cost Performance team sits within the FP&A function of Munitions Finance, managing costs across our Land UK manufacturing sites. We work closely with Operations, Engineering, and Project Management to provide financial analysis and challenge that supports effective decision-making.

This role oversees finance for small arms ammunition production and offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing and dynamic part of the business. You will be part of a collaborative team that values innovation, continuous improvement, and the sharing of best practice, helping to drive financial performance and operational excellence across the sites.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive\:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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\: 3rd July 2026.

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.