The Opportunity

Offers:

• Liaise with the Senior Management Team to validate the financial integrity of offers before sending to customer.

• Develop work breakdown structures to generate project plans, work packages and schedules for future contract proposals.

Forecast:

• Assist in the preparation of operating plans and forecast updates to the annual budget. Also reporting deviations to budget.

• Ensure all finance data is accurate ensuring costs are allocated correctly and hours bookings are up to date across the programme.

• Risk management

Contracts reviews:

• Prepare Group contract reviews and monthly “Estimate at Completion” (EACs) updates. Ensure labour and sub-contractor costs are correctly booked.

• Support month end closing for financial reporting, ensuring correct accounting treatments on the programme.

• Lead the SSRO Audit from a finance view point

• Complete annual SSRO Supplier report submissions

• Support with statutory audit answering any programme related queries.

• Assist with other finance month end tasks eg Support on Spares/Training activities.

• Focal point for programme related queries

• Actively support the programme with ad hoc financial requests

• Add finance expertise across the programme challenging delivery team where necessary.

• Internal control: monitor adherence to company policies and procedures (such as risk management) and the relevant accounting standards.

• Information system: maintain the defence related financial data in SAP, amend the reports, and address change requests to the IT department if required.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Experience within a financial controlling and or project reporting department

• Good working knowledge of accountancy principles

• Good oral and written communication skills

• Good report and procedure writing skills

• Use of MS office and Excel in particular

• Ability to coordinate a number of tasks simultaneously, and to prioritise and work to tight

• deadlines

• Solid understanding of work package management and work package control

• Knowledge of risk management principles

• A structured /methodical approach to all planning/tracking tasks

Desirable

• Experience of working with SAP

• Experience of Project accounting

• Experience of MoD Commercial and Accountancy procedures

• Knowledge of Single Source Regulatory framework

• Knowledge of Single Source Contract Regulations

• Knowledge of MoD Commercial and Accountancy procedures

Education, Qualifications or Training

Essential

• Professional accountancy qualification or part qualification.

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