Job Description:
Job Description
Leonardo UK Ltd is an international leader in electronic and information technologies for Defence systems, aerospace, data, infrastructures, land security and protection and sustainable ’smart’ solutions. From the design, development and production of state-of-the-art equipment, software and systems to through life support, Leonardo UK Ltd partners with its customers to deliver the information superiority required to act decisively, complete missions and maintain security and protection for operational effectiveness.
We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Project Accountant / Finance Business Partner to support the Cyber Security Division site. You will be a key member of the Integrated Project Team (IPT) supporting the UK Government customer, to drive financial performance, systems, compliance and reporting.
What you’ll get:
1. Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
2. Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
3. Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
4. Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
5. Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)
6. Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
7. Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
8. Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
9. We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
10. Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
11. Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring
12. Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
13. Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support
14. Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 8 flexi days
Key Responsibilities
15. Financial business partnering with the UK Government Line of Business, fully integrated into the contract delivery IPT’s
16. Financially accountable for internal and external contract financial reporting
17. Customer financial liaison for queries and in support of annual contract audits
18. Financial delegation for contract modelling and financial change control for contract changes
19. Preparation of the project sales trading plans with the appropriate Project Manager or Project Engineering Manager.
20. Provide financial support to Integrated Business Management activity and the monthly contract review process and support the Programme Managers Contract Status Reviews.
21. Posting of Journals to SAP and help increase the project accuracy in SAP, working with the project IPT.
22. Support the rolling IPT financial forecasts for orders, sales, revenue, margin, cash, & WIP using information gathered as part of the contract review process, or IPT discussions, analysing risks and opportunities against the forecast.
23. Support the financial input required as part of the bidding process for future business, including cash flow information, EBIT & EVA optimization and assessment of any tax, commercial or financial risks.
24. Support the annual update of the five year IBP and phased budget.
25. Support the generation of Monthly & Qtr divisional reports in line with Group Accounting Policies
26. Analysis and presentation of performance dashboards for review at senior management level
27. Deputise for the Financial Controller in meetings when needed.
28. Ad hoc duties as directed by the Financial Controller.
Experience and Personal Characteristics
29. Qualified Accountant strongly preferred.
30. Project accounting / Long term contract experience strongly preferred.
31. Proficient in SAP with systems knowledge an advantage
32. Proficient in MS Excel, ideally to an advanced level
33. Commercial acumen and ability to minimize commercial / financial risks
34. The ability to drive forward a robust and enabling financial strategy that support the integrated business plan(s)
35. Career experience working with senior management teams preferably in a matrix organisation
36. Enthusiastic; a can-do attitude with a capacity to overcome barriers and make an impactful change
37. Strong leadership and motivational skills
38. Strong interpersonal and clear, unambiguous communication skills
39. Strategic and creative thinking
40. Organizational agility – managing workload against priorities.