Job Title: Senior Finance Business Partner
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £43, (Dependent on Experience) + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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 Senior Finance Business Partner at our Devonport site in Plymouth.
The Role
As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Providing accurate and timely financial information and advice relating to all areas of responsibility to the Business Unit and Project Managers to enable them to exercise effective financial control over the area to maximise value for money, cashflow and profitability.
Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for the production and analysis of accounts in accordance with the issued monthly timetable; as well as maintaining the integrity of data that supports the accounts maintaining full audit trails for both internal and external audit purposes.
1. Production of monthly Project Status Packs for management reviews in conjunction with the respective Project Teams. These packs are also to be prepared on a quarterly basis for Senior Management review.
2. Raising customer invoices in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with the contract terms and conditions and management information requirements.
3. Production of Cost Certificates / statements for MoD in accordance with the contract terms and conditions.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and requires regular travel to our Devonport site in Plymouth, on a weekly basis alongside home working arrangements.
Essential Experience of the Senior Finance Business Partner:
4. Excellent working knowledge of Excel.
5. Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
6. High quality standards and attention to detail.
7. Sound technical knowledge.
8. Good organisational skills.
Qualifications for the Senior Finance Business Partner:
9. You must hold a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) or equivalent / similar.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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
What we Offer:
10. Generous holiday allowance
11. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
12. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
13. Employee share scheme
14. Employee shopping savings portal
15. Payment of Professional Fees
16. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
17. 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.
18. ‘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
19. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.