Finance Business Partner

This vacancy is not currently eligible for the UK Employee Referral Scheme.

Description

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Finance Business Partner – Underwater Battlespace

Reporting to the Head of Finance – Products, this Finance Business Partner position plays a critical role in the Underwater Battlespace business area.

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, and other functions to shape and deliver the business strategy as key team member for a portfolio of products, whilst ensuring continued development of key resources and its product lines through strategic investments.

Your main responsibilities as Finance Business Partner – Underwater Battlespace will include:

• Working closely with the UWBA and Sector Lead, 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.

• Identifying business benefits, or challenging activities that do not have a sufficient return either financially or non-finance terms

• 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.

• Demonstrating strong visible leadership on Total Safety within the Finance Function and the across the Maritime Defence Solutions business.

• Embracing the One Finance approach through pro-actively contributing to the success of all parts of the wider Finance team

• 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 Review. Supporting LCM reviews as required.

• Alongside the other finance teams maintaining and improving financial controls across the Business ensuring all financial procedures and controls are applied as required and supporting non finance functions on their application

Your skills and qualifications:

• 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.

• Good interpersonal skills, ability to reprioritise to meet key deadlines, good communication skills, team player, ability to challenge and influence the business and a proactive and inquisitive nature

• Demonstrate an ability to distil complex issues, opportunities, and challenges in a succinct and compelling narrative

• Proven ability to lead teams in a matrix structure, providing direction and coaching to support other functions and embed change effectively

Location: Broad Oak (hybrid working, 2-3 days per week on-site)

Grade: GG13

Flexible Working: Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives. We offer the flexibility you need to do what’s important to you, whether that’s job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we’ll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential.

Maritime and Land Defence Solutions

As part of Defence Solutions, our Warship Support, Products and Munitions businesses play a vital role in ensuring naval forces remain equipped, ready, and capable across the full spectrum of operations, both at sea and on land.

In Warship Support, we sustain the Royal Navy’s surface fleet from HM Naval Base Portsmouth, from platform maintenance and system upgrades to deployed operational support, we work alongside the Royal Navy to ensure fleet availability and mission readiness. Our work ranges from routine dockyard tasks to complex engineering enhancements, keeping everything from T45 Destroyers to Type 23 Frigates and Aircraft Carriers modern, effective, and ready for operations.

Across our Maritime Products portfolio, we deliver advanced systems and equipment such as combat systems, sensors, propulsion technologies, and training solutions. From torpedoes like Sting Ray and Spearfish and mine neutraliser Archerfish to cutting-edge radar systems such as Sampson, Artisan and Commander Land our technology gives the Royal Navy and its allies superior detection, tracking, and engagement capability. These systems sit at the core of modern naval operations, ensuring platforms perform in the most demanding maritime environments.

We operate across the UK and are proud to employ skilled professionals across engineering, manufacturing, project management, logistics, and more. Join us, and you’ll contribute to critical defence programmes that protect national security and support front-line operations.

There are endless opportunities to grow at BAE Systems, and we will build upon the diversity of your experience through supporting your movement across our organisation. Our mission is to support our colleagues reach their full potential and so you’ll always find something new that will continue to inspire and provide an exciting and varied career that continues to play a crucial role in creating a secure tomorrow for generations to come.

We believe when you bring together different people and different perspectives it inspires creativity and drives innovation. It helps us fulfil our purpose and it's integral to our culture. We want everyone to be heard and respected, allowing us all to develop in an inclusive workplace and thrive together. We also 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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Job: Finance

Primary Location: Portsmouth BroadOak

Organisation: Maritime & Land Sector (GSF)

Closing Date: 26/Nov/26, 11:59:00 PM