Business partnering with the Centres of Excellence Programmes to deliver and control KPI's. Report actual and forecast achievement against its financial targets, highlighting potential risks and opportunities.
Financial management of long-term contracts including: bi-annual Estimate at Completion (EAC) preparation, revenue & margin trading, adherence to IFRS15 and other reporting standards, intercompany trading, cash and FX management.
Attending and coordinating monthly project reviews, reviewing and challenging data whilst understanding variances to previous months.
Coordination and implementation of the business planning processes for budgets and long-term plans.
Maintain international relationships with European Colleagues to enable intercompany contract control, financial reporting and programme delivery.
Preparation of monthly Finance Reporting packs including summarising quantitative and qualitative data concerning programme performance variances and forecasts - proactively challenging programmes outside of formal programme EACs.
Support to the Operations Finance Manager in day-to-day activities
Support business improvement initiatives, being involved in defining business process and testing new financial systems.
Deputising to the Operations Finance Manager in their Functional Operations responsibilities when required., 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…

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
Experience of financial period closures and long-term contract financial management.
Intermediate level excel user comfortable with manipulating data.
Driven individual comfortable working alone and as part of a team.
Ability to build productive working relationships with both finance and non-finance colleagues, whilst maintaining independence and integrity.
Experience in using and understanding Enterprise Finance systems. SAP, BPC, SAC etc would be highly beneficial.

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may 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.

Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
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.
Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities, This increases to 26 days after 10 years of service and 27 days after 30 years. You can enjoy more time off by purchasing up to an additional five days holiday through payroll., We recognise that having or adopting a child is a significant life event for our employees and as a family friendly employer we offer a range of enhanced family leave provisions to support employees before, during and after a period of leave.