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    Cost Control Accountant - United Kingdom - The Engineer

    The Engineer
    The Engineer United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

    Salary : Circa £45,000-£50,000 depending on experience

    What we can offer you:

    • Company bonus of up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
    • Pension of maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
    • Annual salary review
    • Paid overtime
    • Up to 15 days flexi leave
    • 25 days annual leave (plus holiday purchase)
    • Our enhanced parental leave offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
    • Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking and gym on site at Stevenage
    • Excellent career progression and development opportunities

    Hybrid working pattern : We trust our people to agree, within their teams, where and when they can be most effective. Our Dynamic Working policy allows individuals flexibility around the hours they work and where they work. Typically for this role you will work 2-3 days per week on-site.

    The opportunity:

    MBDA are recruiting for a finance professional play a key role in our Cost Control team partnering with the Programmes Directorate. This is more than a core finance role. You will be part of a team applying rigorous financial control to the Programmes Cost Base, which involves partnering with senior functional managers, co-ordinating financial planning activities in support of the annual budget and longer term business planning cycles and maintaining and improving best practices as part of a high performing finance team.

    This role is ideal for a newly qualified/finalist accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with experience in a large multi-national corporate environment.

    Main responsibilities include:
    • Business partnering senior business leaders acting as counsel, challenge and decision support to ensure targets are met.
    • Co-ordination of functional business planning and budgeting activities as part of the wider Natco planning process
    • Providing functional reporting to senior finance and operational leaders
    • Consolidating functional headcount and strategic manning
    • Support any functional CAPEX evaluation and planning
    • Work on ad-hoc analysis and/or projects supporting Programmes and internal to finance
    • Identifying opportunities to simplify and improve internal finance processes and standardise reporting
    • Taking part in month end close process
    • Cash flow forecasting for "central" items ie: payroll, CAPEX etc
    What we're looking for from you:
    • Fully qualified accountant or finalist (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
    • Intermediate level Excel user comfortable with manipulating data
    • Self-starter, able to work with minimal direction
    • Proven expertise in building and maintaining robust financial models and interrogating data
    • Ability to build strong and productive working relationships with both finance and non-finance colleagues, whilst maintaining independence and integrity.
    • Experience of presenting/discussing financial data with non-financial stakeholders.
    • Ability to challenge the business to make effective decisions whilst being cost-conscious.
    • Proficiency in using and understanding Enterprise Finance systems such as SAP, BPC, SAC etc would be beneficial
    • Experience of working in a team spread across several locations and a willingness to travel occasionally is desirable.

    Our Business:

    We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential. MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more...

    We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.

    Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), Twitter (@MBDAcareers), Instagram (lifeatMBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

    Please Note : MBDA UK Limited requires all employees to achieve the required medical and national security clearance for their role. Further restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may also apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

    Due to the nature of our business, this particular vacancy requires the applicant as a minimum to be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship and capable of achieving the clearance levels mentioned above.

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