Job Title: :
Finance Business Partner – Manufacturing
Location:
Portsmouth Broad Oak – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary:
Up to £70,000 (dependent on skills and experience)
What you’ll be doing:
Working closely with the Manufacturing Sector
Lead
and Operations and Manufacturing Director, their delivery teams and other supporting functions to drive financial and business performance, to support the wider Maritime Services, and BAE Systems PLC
objectives
Engaging cross functionally as well as with programme
leads
to drive business improvements that deliver positive financial outcomes including delivery of in year and contractual financial targets and making recommendations to enhance operational efficiency & profitability within both business units
Leading
on the generation of Integrated Business Plan (IBP) to shape future needs, identify trends and leverage new opportunities or mitigate risks
Identifying business trends, business risks and opportunities, and translate these into corrective actions whilst assessing/shaping the financial impact of business
decisions
against the IBP
Working closely with Financial Planning &
Analysis
and Project Finance colleagues to translate changing business needs into specific capabilities
Using business acumen, providing financial
challenge
and due diligence of any new business activity to enable approval of pricing proposals and delivery of the business strategy balancing long term customer need with maximising shareholder value
Being
actively
involved in new product development proposals to enable business
decisions
to generate a return on investment, whilst remaining
competitive
Responsibility for the efficient deployment of working capital and ensuring maximum value from company investments in product capability improvements
Working with Project
Management
and Business Managers to maximise the impact of the contract review process and provision of relevant timely information into Tier Reviews and Business Reviews. Supporting LCM reviews as required
Your skills and experiences:
CIMA, ACA, or ACCA Qualified
Strong
interpersonal skills
with a
proven
track record
as a Finance Business Partner, demonstrating ability to influence across diverse stakeholders
Experience within a Manufacturing environment
Demonstrated ability to distil
complex
issues, opportunities, and
challenges
into a compelling narrative, while taking
initiative
and working with a high degree of
autonomy
Proven
ability to
lead
teams in a matrix structure, providing direction and coaching to support other functions and embed change effectively
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.
Finance Business Partner team:
Reporting to the Head of Finance – Products, this Finance Business Partner position plays a critical role in the Manufacturing business unit. The Finance Business Partner is responsible for growing and delivering the financial returns by identifying and driving improvements to business performance. They provide wider
leadership
and
challenge
across the team to embed a value add culture including a focus on delivery of current commitments balanced efficiently with product development and early risk mitigation
The FBP will work closely with the sector
lead, Operation and Manufacturing Director and other functions to shape and deliver the business strategy as a key team member for a portfolio of products, whilst ensuring continued development of key resources and its product lines through strategic investments
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
26th February 2026
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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