Job Title: Finance Business Partnering Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £62, Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent or Fixed Term Contract
Role ID: SF
Drive Financial Excellence in a World-Class Organisation
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Finance Business Partnering Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Finance Business Partnering Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll maintain a robust control and governance framework while supporting strategic decision-making that impacts projects critical to national security.
Day-to-day, you’ll provide financial leadership and partner with operational managers to deliver outstanding performance.
1. Managing production of monthly, quarterly, and five-year financial reporting and forecasts.
2. Maintaining complete and accurate accounting records.
3. Ensuring contract amounts are billed accurately and on time for efficient cash collection.
4. Applying appropriate accounting standards, including IFRS 15.
5. Reviewing projects regularly to ensure compliance with governance requirements.
This role is full time, 35, hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Finance Business Partnering Manager
6. Detailed knowledge of financial systems.
7. Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
8. Demonstrable ability to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders.
9. Knowledge of IFRS 15 long-term contract accounting (highly desirable).
10. Experience in a highly regulated industry such as defence (preferred but not essential).
Qualifications for the Finance Business Partnering Manager
11. Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, ACMA) or equivalent.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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