Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. Working within the project support team, you will work with other departments in the business including Project Management, Purchasing and Commercial to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting on contracted and internal projects actual and forecast.
Finance Project Support Officer will be based at either our Barnstaple, Bristol or Beckington site. This role allows for flexible working.
The salary for this role is up to £40k, depending on experience.
What you’ll be doing
Project administration - From order acceptance you will set up the project in focal point as directed by the business with correct order, revenue, and invoice dates. In other situations, you will have to set up a project for internal uses without financial information e.g. Private Venture.
On a monthly basis you oversee and update the financial forecast of projects, preparing project reports for the business and following review updating the business system to capture any changes.
As you go through the month you will also post any revenue that can be claimed on a project accurately and if right, collecting evidence for that revenue depending on its IFRS categorisation. You will also handle approving invoices that are submitted to you by project managers, matching against POs, verifying currency rates etc.About our company
At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.
We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.
What we offer
At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:
Work life balance
Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
Half day Fridays
Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave Family & wellbeing
Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
All Staff Bonus
Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing Centre
Sports & Social activities
Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
Canada Life GP and financial advice
Life assurance policy
Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learningFacilities & resources
Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
Private seated lunch areas
Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
Onsite showers and toiletries provision
Free onsite parking The skills you need
Previous experience of working project control/accounting in commercial project environments, within a defence related industry or manufacturing environment. (An understanding of revenue trading would also be useful.)
Excellent time keeping and communication skills
Have a interest developing your analytical skills i.e. Excel, Power query, Power BI etc
Part or fully qualified in Accountancy (AAT, CIMA, ACCA etc) is desirableJoin us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.
If you’d like to know more, please give Kelly-Ann Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on (phone number removed). Or reach out to us on (url removed)