Senior Management Accountant

Job Title: Senior Management Accountant

Location: Radway Green. Hybrid working – 1 day per week onsite

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

Salary: £57,824

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:

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:

• Partnering with senior operational stakeholders on site to lead on work to monitor and challenge site performance, providing insightful management reporting and actionable financial analysis that supports informed decision-making
• Supporting the development of the 5-year Integrated Business Plan, contributing to workforce and cost planning, challenging assumptions, and helping shape robust labour and non-labour forecasts across the manufacturing operation
• Delivering high-quality month-end activities, including accruals, prepayments, journals and purchase requisition support, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial information
• Maintaining a strong financial control environment, ensuring compliance with corporate policies, supporting audit activities and promoting best practice across the business
• Translating financial data into meaningful business insight, helping stakeholders understand performance, forecasts, risks, opportunities and key operational drivers
• Collaborating with finance teams across the wider business, building strong relationships and ensuring clear communication of financial performance, key metrics and strategic priorities

Essential Skills:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience and a demonstrable track record of delivering high-impact Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) in a complex business environment, influencing decision-making through robust financial insight and commercial challenge
• Advanced financial modelling and analytical capability, with expert Excel skills and the ability to transform complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights that support performance improvement, forecasting accuracy and strategic planning
• Strong commercial and operational understanding, ideally gained within a manufacturing, engineering or project-based environment, with a proven ability to partner with stakeholders, challenge assumptions and drive business performance through effective financial leadership

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.

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: 13th August 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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