Finance Analyst

Job Title: Finance Analyst

Location: Frimley; We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £40,000 depending on experience

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

We are seeking a Finance Analyst to join our Head Office Finance team. In this role, you will provide financial support across the Head Office Finance, Group Insurable Risk and Legal Compliance teams. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality month-end reporting, budgeting and forecasting activities, analysing financial performance against plan, and supporting effective financial control across a range of Head Office activities. This role offers broad exposure to corporate finance activities and the opportunity to work closely with stakeholders across the organisation

Core duties:

• Deliver month-end reporting for a portfolio of Head Office entities, including actuals reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and detailed variance analysis.
• Own and reconcile key balance sheet accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Manage insurance policy accounting and reporting, ensuring the accurate recognition of accrued income, deferred income, prepayments and accrued costs. Investigate and resolve variances with the Group Insurable Risk team.
• Manage the Bank Guarantee and consultant recharge process on behalf of the Legal Compliance team, ensuring charges are validated, processed accurately, and recharged to the relevant business units in a compliant and timely manner.
• Support the preparation and delivery of Ministry of Defence (MoD) reporting requirements.
• Provide financial insight and analysis to support decision-making across the Head Office Finance, Group Insurable Risk, and Legal Compliance teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls, reporting quality, and forecasting accuracy.

Essential Skills:

• Proficient in Advanced Excel skills – e.g Pivot tables, Vlookups, Charts & Graphs etc.
• High attention to detail
• Working towards an accounting qualification
• Debit and Credits experience

The Head Office Finance Team

You will be joining a high-performing team of seven finance professionals, working across a broad and varied portfolio of activities. The role offers unique visibility of Head Office and Corporate operations, with responsibility for supporting Financial Control and Reporting while collaborating with stakeholders across multiple functions to drive business performance and achieve organisational goals.

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: 19th October 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.

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