Accountant

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68690

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Accountant at our Devonport, Plymouth site.

The Role

As an Accountant, you'll play a vital role in supporting our Mission Systems business. You'll partner with cost centre owners, track budgets, forecast spend and deliver accurate month-end results. This is an opportunity to make a real impact - your insights will help shape decisions that support national security and critical infrastructure. You'll gain exposure to complex financial processes and develop your career in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment.

Day-to-day, you'll be:

• Managing intercompany recharge codes and processes, ensuring timely invoicing and coding.
• Supporting quarterly rates calculations and monitoring recovery positions.
• Delivering month-end results, posting accruals and prepayments, reconciling accounts, and preparing reports.
• Assisting with annual budgets, cost analysis, and year-end audit processes.
• Building strong relationships across Mission Systems and the wider finance community.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Accountant

• Strong communication skills to influence and collaborate effectively.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Skilled in presenting financial information clearly to finance and non-finance audiences.
• Excellent time management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and a critical thinking approach to problem-solving.

Qualifications for the Accountant

• Ideally working towards or holding a recognised accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, ICAS, ICAEW) or equivalent.
• Candidates with AAT Level 2/3/4 or those starting chartered qualifications will be considered.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK )

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 26/11/2025

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