Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A

Overview

You manage day-to-day programme finance for contracted UK/European programmes and drive the build of a regional finance capability. You own forecasting, EAC maintenance, variance analysis, and reporting, while establishing KPIs and a monthly close cadence across the UK, Europe, and Middle East. You partner with cross-functional teams and shape finance operations in a fast-growing defence tech company. This is a hands-on, ownership-driven build role with wide scope and impact.

Pay / Benefits

• equity grants
• comprehensive benefits
• health and wellbeing support

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day programme finance across contracted programmes including EAC maintenance, actuals analysis, variance narrative, and monthly reporting
• Serve as a finance business partner to cross-functional programme teams
• Build and maintain programme forecast models and support the divisional forecast cycle
• Support UK-specific IRAD programmes
• Build and operate regional internal management P&L reporting from scratch for UK, Europe, and the Middle East
• Establish the monthly close and reporting timetable and define regional KPIs
• Prepare the first-draft performance narrative (actuals, risks, opportunities, actions) with P&L and balance sheet scenarios
• Own data pulls from Foundry and Oracle EPM; implement controls and automation for repeatable reporting
• Reconcile management reporting with the statutory ledger and document processes and controls
• Interface with international accounting managers on tax and audit requirements
• Support the UK leadership team and Global Defence & Growth Operations

Key requirements

• ACCA or CIMA qualified (or equivalent chartered)
• 3+ years post-qualified experience across a broad range of finance disciplines
• Programme finance experience including PoC revenue recognition and EACs
• Experience setting up finance processes from scratch or redesigning how things are done
• Advanced Excel and Power Query skills
• Familiarity with ERP systems, ideally Oracle
• Strong PowerPoint skills for executive-level reporting
• Comfortable with AI tools and automation
• SC clearance eligible (or willing to obtain)
• Right to work in the United Kingdom

• cross-functional collaboration
• strong communication and storytelling
• problem-solving
• Advanced Excel
• Power Query
• Foundry

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