Costbase Accountant

A Costbase Accountant is required to provide Financial Support to the BAE Systems ensuring sufficient understanding of financial issues to facilitate achievement of financial targets.
Activities to include:

- Cost control and governance in each business area.
- Liaison with budget holders on all cost base related activities ensuring costs are Controlled in line with budget levels.
- Cost base reporting input into MMR.
- Production of monthly cost forecasts.
- Tax pack production for own areas.
- Work with functions to ensure consistent approach to resource requirements
- Foundation contract support to deliverables where necessary.
- Management of junior members of team.
- Specific financial support to the overall Enterprise affordability initiative programmes.
- Work with MOD and CAAS counterparts to provide information as required.
- Ensuring adherence to business financial controls and governance process.
- Ensure compliance with Finance processes across the Business.
- Ensure costs are accurately reported in accordance with Finance Policies Manual.
- Supporting the Senior Accountant when necessary.
The successful applicant will have previous accounting and financial management experience, working in a variety of roles including working within project and manufacturing environments. Business and financial modelling experience is essential. Good workingknowledge of all key financial processes statements is required. Good working knowledge of MOD’s policies and procedures would be an advantage.
The jobholder will have a recognised accounting qualification (ACMA, CMA, ACCA) and ideally thorough knowledge of Maritime - Submarines Financial Systems
Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.
CIMA; ACCA; FCCA; ACMA; GCMA; ACA; AAT; project accountant; management accountant; reporting accountant; finance manager; finance controller; FPA; forecasting; audits; costbase accountant