Job Title: Financial Reporting Manager
Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Shape financial integrity across a major sector and influence decisions at the highest level.
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Financial Reporting Manager, supporting our Land Sector across the UK.
The role
As a Financial Reporting Manager, you’ll act as the central authority for financial governance, audit coordination, technical accounting and controls across a large and diverse sector. Your work will directly influence senior leaders, strengthen our control environment and safeguard the accuracy and integrity of sector‑wide financial reporting.
Day-to-day, you’ll be:
1. Leading all governance, audit and control activity, coordinating internal and external audits and owning the sector‑wide controls framework.
2. Providing technical accounting leadership, preparing technical papers and supporting the business with complex accounting issues.
3. Reviewing statutory accounts and financial outputs to ensure compliance with accounting standards and Group policies.
4. Monitoring governance compliance, identifying risks, recommending solutions and ensuring senior leaders have clear visibility of control performance.
5. Driving improvements in financial processes, embedding strong financial control behaviours, and supporting efficiency and consistency across business units.
This is a full‑time, permanent role with remote working and the requirement to attend meetings Babcock Offices (such as Bristol or London) as needed.
Essential experience of the Financial Reporting Manager:
6. Strong technical financial accounting background, ideally with exposure to long‑term commercial contracts.
7. Significant post‑qualification experience in financial reporting, governance, audit or internal controls within a complex organisation.
8. Ability to analyse and present financial data clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders.
9. Proven success influencing senior leaders and constructively challenging decisions.
Qualifications for the Financial Reporting Manager:
10. A recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g., Chartered Accountant or Chartered Certified Accountant).
11. Substantial post‑qualification experience relevant to financial reporting, governance and controls.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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. Further details are available at Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, people working together to make a difference.
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