Project Finance Analyst

Job Title:

Project Finance Analyst

Location:

Rochester

What you’ll be doing :

Financially  managing  a suite of projects and completing reporting requirements for those projects

Working with key stakeholders and supporting line  leaders  in the preparation and completion of financial forecasts

Partnering with the Project teams to understand and  analyse  budgets and variances, and to  challenge  the assumptions made to identify financial risks and opportunities

Preparing of financial reporting by pulling and validating data from a variety of sources

Ensuring projects are fully compliant with the BAE Systems Operational Framework and Finance Policies Manual to satisfy all Internal  Control  requirements

Proactively  seeking to improve local processes and working practices to drive efficiencies across the team and wider business

Working with stakeholders to produce 1 year and 5-year forecasts for the business key financial metrics

Your skills and experiences:

Experience or education in Accounting or Finance

Strong  user of Excel to include Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs

Confidence  in communicating with multiple stakeholders

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.

The Finance team:

We are seeking a Project Finance Analyst to join our established Project Finance team within the Electronic System division. As part of an Integrated Project Team, the Project Finance function supports a portfolio of projects across the business, providing  strong  financial  control , insightful reporting, and close partnership with project teams to deliver their financial commitments.

The team consists of six highly motivated, energetic, and collaborative professionals who value teamwork and shared accountability. Reporting to the Finance  Manager , the team works closely with a wide range of stakeholders across the division, building  strong  relationships with Project teams and contributing to a variety of  initiatives .

The Project Finance team offers a supportive environment focused on continuous learning and professional development, including support for further qualifications, after the qualifying period. Through their work, the team develops  strong  commercial finance capability, builds the  confidence  to influence stakeholders, and plays a meaningful role in shaping financial  decision
-making within the division.

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:  3rd 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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