Assistant Accountant

Job Title: Assistant Accountant (Rates)

Location: Scotstoun, Glasgow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £42,000+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the timely and accurate submission of statutory supplier reports and rates claims to CAAS
• Regular liaison with partners in FP&A and Finance Business Partner to collect high quality audit query responses
• Supporting managers in their engagements with the customer Audit team, representing the company professionally and with integrity
• Updating of models to calculate robust and timely Actual, Forecast and Estimate Business Rates
• Helping with the development of presentation materials for the engagement of internal and external stakeholders (briefings, awareness training, etc)
• Support to the rates capability centre on its transformation journey, through sharing of learning, ongoing collaboration, delivery of change work packages and active engagement with other team members

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Basic understanding of the role of rates in business planning processes, bid work, and cost recovery
• Experience using ERP systems / financial reporting toolsets
• Proficient in using Microsoft products including excel, word and PowerPoint
• Part qualified or qualified by experience

Desirable:

• Financial modelling

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee 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 UK Rates & Government Contracting team:

As the Assistant Accountant (Rates) you will support all costing & pricing rates processes, including the submission of statutory reports and audit of rates claims. You will report into the senior Rates analyst and work closely with FP&A analysts and other stakeholders in the business. You will also collaborate with rates teams across the UK as part of the rates capability Centre. You will have regular contact with the MoD cost assurance & analysis service (CAAS) team.

In addition, you will work as part of the wider rates capability centre to achieve its transformation objectives and deliver the rates strategy and vision.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. 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.

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: 16th December 2024

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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