Job Title: Finance Business Partner
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF67511
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Finance Business Partner at our Ashton Vale, Bristol and Babcock Technology Centre sites.
The Role
As a Finance Business Partner, you’ll be at the heart of our transformation journey within the Design & Build business. This is a dynamic, business-facing role where your insights will directly influence project success and strategic decision-making. You’ll collaborate with project managers and senior stakeholders, helping to drive financial performance and continuous improvement across our Mission Systems Effectors portfolio.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
- Partner with project managers to deliver accurate and insightful financial analysis.
- Produce quarterly forecasts, budgets, and performance reports for key contracts.
- Present financial risks and opportunities, enabling proactive decision-making.
- Support quarterly contract reviews with senior leadership.
- Manage invoicing and cash forecasting in line with company procedures.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.
Essential Experience of the Finance Business Partner
- Demonstrates commercial awareness in a business-facing finance role.
- Experience in engineering or manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with project accounting principles.
- Exposure to ERP systems in large organisations.
- A proactive, collaborative mindset with strong communication skills.
Qualifications for the Finance Business Partner
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA).
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a UK or US national who is 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 (www.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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 23/09/2025
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