Job Title: Management Accountant
Location: Rosyth, Fife – Hybrid Working
Compensation: Competitive
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Drive financial excellence in a business that powers national defence and global engineering.
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Management Accountant at Rosyth, near Dunfermline, Fife.
The role
As a Management Accountant, you’ll be at the heart of our Marine Division’s financial operations, supporting the growth agenda of our Liquid Gas Equipment (LGE) business. This is a role that makes a real difference—your insights will shape strategic decisions, drive performance, and help safeguard the future of national defence and global engineering. You’ll gain exposure to complex projects, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and develop your career in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
1. Build strong relationships with the leadership team, delivering monthly reporting and variance analysis.
2. Manage the month-end process, analyse financial and non-financial data, and report results to key stakeholders.
3. Support subsidiary entities with financial transactions and tax matters.
4. Deliver financial controls and ensure timely, high-quality documentation.
5. Maintain rolling forecasts for revenue, profit, and cash flow.
This is a full-time, permanent position based at Rosyth. Hybrid working patterns are available, with 3 days onsite and 37.5 hours per week.
Essential experience of the Management Accountant:
6. Strong numerical and analytical skills.
7. Advanced Excel skills and ability to manipulate complex data.
8. Clear and concise financial communication skills.
9. Solid technical accounting knowledge.
10. Proven ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
Qualifications for the Management Accountant:
11. Qualified Accountant (preferably CIMA) with post-qualification experience.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 .
What we offer
12. Generous holiday allowance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
15. Employee share scheme
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
19. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
20. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
21. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.