Job Title: Project Accountant
Location: Plymouth, Devon or Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £43,.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Shape the future of defence and engineering finance
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Project Accountant at our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre site.
The Role
As a Project Accountant, you’ll be at the heart of financial performance across our nuclear business. This is a dynamic and impactful role where your insights will help drive strategic decisions and resource management. You’ll work closely with Project Managers and senior leaders, providing accurate, timely financial information that supports effective control and delivery across our Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) projects.
Day-to-day, you’ll play a critical role in driving financial performance and enabling proactive management of resources within the business.
1. Producing and analysing monthly accounts in line with reporting timetables
2. Maintaining data integrity and audit trails for internal and external audits
3. Creating monthly and quarterly GFE status packs for management review
4. Raising customer invoices accurately and on time, aligned with contract terms
5. Providing supporting documentation for invoicing, including VOWDs and audit evidence
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 Project Accountant
6. Delivering financial reporting and analysis in a project-based environment
7. Using Excel to a high standard for financial modelling and reporting
8. Communicating effectively across all levels of a business
9. Managing multiple priorities with strong organisational skills
10. Maintaining high standards and attention to detail
Qualifications for the Project Accountant
11. Fully qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA (part-qualified candidates may also be considered)
12. Strong working knowledge of Excel
13. Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be 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
14. Generous holiday allowance
15. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
16. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
17. Employee share scheme
18. Employee shopping savings portal
19. Payment of Professional Fees
20. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
21. 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.
22. ‘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
23. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.