Finance Assistant
Brize Norton (100% onsite)
Contract until June 2027 (with potential extension)
35 hours per week | 4.5-day working pattern
About the role
We're looking for a Finance Assistant to join our team at Brize Norton, supporting a key Airbus Military UK subsidiary. Working closely with the Finance Director and Financial Controller, you'll play an important role in helping the business understand, control and optimise its financial performance.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working with numbers, collaborating with operational teams, and providing meaningful financial insight to support informed decision-making. If you have strong finance fundamentals and enjoy working in a structured, fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.
What you'll be doing
As Finance Assistant, your responsibilities will include:
Supporting the Financial Controller with day-to-day financial operations, including cost control, forecasting and reporting
Maintaining and updating cost, revenue and cash forecasts across the business
Working with operational teams to analyse resource plans and understand cost impacts
Tracking actual costs and revenues, preparing journals, and explaining variances
Supporting payroll accounting, billing processes, invoicing and treasury activities
Liaising with procurement teams to ensure accurate evaluation and recording of commitments
Producing clear and meaningful financial analysis to support operational and management decisions
Contributing to month-end activities, including accruals, allocations and periodic postings
Supporting reporting requirements for internal stakeholders and external bodies, including UK Government agencies
Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and helping to enhance financial processes
What we're looking for
We're keen to speak with candidates who can demonstrate:
Practical finance experience, with a solid understanding of debits, credits, cash flow and profit & loss
Experience producing cost centre reports, forecasts, or financial analysis
Confidence working closely with stakeholders and explaining financial information clearly
Good attention to detail and comfort working with data and reporting tools
Experience in sectors such as aerospace, defence or MOD (desirable but not essential)
AAT, CIMA or similar qualifications are beneficial, but experience is valued over formal qualifications
Working pattern & onsite requirement
This role is 100% onsite at Brize Norton, working closely with the Finance Director. You'll work 35 hours per week, across 4.5 days, with working hours agreed between 7am and 7pm in line with business needs. Occasional travel may be required.
Reward & benefits
In return for your expertise, you'll receive:
Competitive pay: £23.92 per hour (PAYE) or £32.00 per hour (Umbrella)
The opportunity to work on high-profile, secure programmes within the aerospace and defence sector
A collaborative team environment with exposure to senior stakeholders
The chance to develop your finance skills within a complex and interesting business
Security clearance
This role requires BPSS+ clearance, completed by Airbus Security.
About Guidant Global
At Guidant Global, we connect great people with great opportunities. We're committed to building inclusive teams and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We focus on skills, capability and potential-because diverse perspectives make better outcomes.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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