Senior Finance Analyst

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Job Title: Senior Finance Analyst - Investment

Function: Finance

Duration: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37 hrs

Location(s):  Harlow / Hybrid with 1 or 2 days a week onsite.

Security Clearance Requirements: SC Eligible

Raytheon UK

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

About the role:

A key role supporting the Head of Finance – Operations to deliver business advice and coordinated management of capital and opex investment. It will directly impact the profitability and competitiveness of the organisation and cuts across all functions and business, offering a wide exposure to senior leaders on both tactical and strategic issues.

Responsibilities:

• Own the consolidated capital and change forecast (for RUK and RCL), driving performance versus annual plan/forecast
• Drive maximum ROI out of capex and change projects. Track benefit realisation of capex and change projects
• Owning UK forecast for capitalisation of assets and the depreciation forecast aligned to the latest forecast capitalisation plan.
• Driving and supporting functional business case and AR generation (inc. but not limited to Capex, Change and M&S), basis of estimate and make v buy
• Organising, prepping for and chairing the monthly SLT Investment Review Boards covering capex and change projects (AR spend v plan v approved AR, etc) for UK and RCL. Collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure all deliverables are met
• Organising, prepping for and chairing SLT AR Gate Reviews and approvals for UK and RCL. Reporting on and chasing actions and approvals progress
• Organising, prepping for and running AOP and LRP prioritisation process/meetings, ensuring that BPF and RCL are incorporated into process
• Organising, prepping for and running UK and RCL EAC SLT reviews for material capex and change projects
• Be the UK and RCL SME for all capex queries (policy, etc)
• Ensure capex policy compliance across RUK and RCL
• Owning and building relationships with S&I and Raytheon for capex. Regular 1:1s with key stakeholders such as S&I CFO, FP&A Lead, and Raytheon Investment Team
• Owning Ops Finance capex relationship with RCL, ensuring that all ELCAN forecasts/budgets are incorporated into RUK numbers on a timely basis and feedback loops are closed out, e.g. impacts to BSPC metrics
• Owning relationship with Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Lead. Ensure IBPs are aligned to capex and change plans
• Owning LT ops reporting for UK and RCL investments (change, opex)
• Owning S&I capex reporting for UK and RCL
• Inputting into the Risk and Opportunities register for investments
• Creating CFO speaker notes for LT Ops

Candidate Requirements:

• A University degree or equivalent
• CIMA / ACCA / ACA (or equivalent) full/part qualified
• Relevant years' experience in finance roles
• Excellent presentational skills. Comfortable with data and detail but having the ability to extract high level messages. Experience of presenting to senior audiences
• Ability to work on concurrent issues/problems with multiple senior stakeholders and sources of information, both internal and external, under time pressure. Being able to prioritise effectively and having an agile mindset
• Experience of working collaboratively within teams
• Excellent planning skills
• Strong communicator and networker with a thirst for understanding the business model, providing meaningful and actionable insight, critical thinking and an ability to think differently about existing problems. Previous experience of dealing one-to-one with both senior and external stakeholders and building relationships
• Ability to solve issues, and deliver effective outcomes
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skillsets
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial staff
• Excellent systems skills, including SAP and Microsoft Office
• Working in a programme environment / knowledge of accounting for long term contracts
• Negotiation experience and being an effective influencer
• Creative and entrepreneurial, providing innovative solutions that drive value to the business
• Experience of working in a matrix organisation
• Understanding of Project reporting including EACs & EVMS

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