Job Description

Job title: Assistant Management Accountant
Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: 34,000
What you'll be doing:

• Provide support to budget owners in helping them understand their budget, understanding their actuals, reviewing commitments and forecast updates as part of the monthly reporting process
• Provide support to budget owners and to build up Integrated Business Plan (IBP) (5-year business plan)
• Support month end process (Accruals & Prepayments)
• Focus on adhering to financial controls
• Identify opportunities to drive continuous improvement

Your skills and experiences:
Essential

• Strong Excel skills
• Analytical with a strong eye for detail
• Degree in Accountancy or relevant experience working within a Finance team
• Good understanding of basic accounting principals

Desirable:

• Previous experience supporting budget holders
• Prior use of financial systems (in particular SAP)
• AAT Level 4, part qualified ACCA or CIMA

Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers 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 Cost Performance Team:
An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Management Accountant to join the Cost Performance team part of the wider FP&A Finance function. This role will work across Shared Services supporting the enterprise in areas such as IT, Early Careers and Finance & People Operations.
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 September 2025
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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