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Project Finance Lead – Capital &
Investment
Location: Warton – We offer a
range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about
the options for this particular role
Salary: £56,766+
What you’ll be
doing:
* Drive business
performance by producing timely financial actuals, insightful
interpretation, and business intelligence to support
strategy-making and deliver remarkable project
performance
* Support accurate and timely
reporting, including monthly management reports, capital and
investment project outputs, quarterly performance reviews, and
balance sheet updates, providing specialist interpretation and
insight
* Support the full project lifecycle,
from initial setup and forecasting through to reporting, analysis, and project closure,
ensuring financial integrity throughout
* Maintain robust financial control in line with governance
frameworks and finance policies, working closely with Finance
Control and Governance
teams, and supporting both internal and external audits.
* Advocate process improvement by identifying opportunities
to streamline project finance operations and contributing to
Finance Modernisation and digital reporting measures
* Support system enhancement and digital adoption, helping
shape the UK Finance Systems strategy, ensuring project finance
requirements are met, and promoting a data-driven
culture
* Develop and coach team members,
fostering collaboration, aligning skills with business needs, and
building relationships across Finance, Capital & Investment
teams, and wider functional areas
Your skills and
experiences:
Essential:
* Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ICAEW,
or ACCA – AAT not accepted)
* Ability to
influence and communicate effectively with stakeholders and
cross-functional teams
* Experience in
supporting and developing teams
* Advanced Excel
and MS Office proficiency
Desirable
Skills
* Experience using Power BI or
Power Query for analysis and
reporting
* Background in project accounting or
financial project support
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE
Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of
flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits,
including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping
discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual
incentive.
The Air Project Finance
Capability Centre
Team:
Join our Air
Project Finance Capability Centre, a cornerstone of financial
excellence within BAE Systems Air Sector. The team of around 150
finance professionals provides end-to-end project finance support
across the Air portfolio, from advanced technology contracts to
major production and world-class support programmes. Working at the
heart of a through-life business, the team delivers best-in-class
financial planning, analysis, and insight to enable
effective strategy-making and drive sustainable performance. With a
focus on consistency, digital transformation, and continuous
improvement, the team is shaping the future of project finance
through smarter data use, modernised systems, and a culture of
“right first time” delivery.
Why
BAE Systems?
This is a place
where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of
an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards
integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your
potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make
sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible.
If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia,
autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your
performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about
potential reasonable adjustments.
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: 27th November 2025
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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