Project Accountant

Job Title: Project Accountant

Location: Warton, Hybrid - 3 days per week on site minimum

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £52,161

Grade: E

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.

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.

Job Description:

As a Project Accountant, you will support the delivery of high-quality project finance services across the project lifecycle, helping to drive effective decision-making and project performance. Working as part of the Project Finance Capability Centre, you will provide financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis to support the successful delivery of customer projects. You will work closely with Finance Business Partners and Integrated Project Teams, while contributing to finance transformation, continuous improvement, and the development of data-driven ways of working.

Core duties:

• Deliver project finance support across the project lifecycle, including forecasting, reporting, budgeting, performance analysis, and project reviews
• Provide financial insights to Finance Business Partners, Integrated Project Teams, and other stakeholders, supporting effective strategy-making and project delivery
• Ensure project financial performance is reported accurately and on time, producing forward-looking forecasts and highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Support the implementation of standardised project finance processes, financial controls, and continuous improvement across the finance function.
• Contribute to finance modernisation activities through the use of digital tools, dashboards, and data-driven reporting to improve performance and strategy-making

Essential Skills:

• Actively studying towards or fully qualified in a recognised professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent), with significant progress towards completion, typically within the final stages of qualification
• Experience within a project accounting, project finance, ,management accounting, or similar finance environment, with an understanding of project lifecycle financial management
• Ability to analyse financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and communicate insights through clear reporting and storytelling to a range of audiences
• Experience working across multifunctional or matrix environments, building effective relationships and influencing stakeholders to achieve outcomes
• Understanding of project performance reviews, forecasting processes, and governance activities such as Contract Status Reviews (CSR) or Summary Status Reviews (SSR)

The Project Finance Capability Centre - PFE Team:

The PFE team sits within the wider PFCC, providing financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance insight across a portfolio of projects. Working closely with Finance Business Partners and Integrated Project Teams, the team supports project delivery through high-quality financial analysis, continuous improvement, and the adoption of data-driven ways of working.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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 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: 20th November 2026