Project Finance Manager

BAE Systems; Rochester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company is seeking a Project Finance Manager in Rochester, UK. In this role, you'll provide essential project accounting support for Site and Digital Transformation projects, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance. The ideal candidate will have a strong project finance background, knowledge of Excel, and an accountancy qualification. Join a diverse team dedicated to driving business performance and delivering top-quality financial insights.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in project finance for complex projects.
• Good knowledge of Excel and ability to learn new IT applications quickly.
• Accountancy qualification is advantageous.
• Experience in the construction industry is desirable, but not essential.
• Management or leadership experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide project accounting support across Site Transformation and Digital Transformation programmes.
• Partner with project teams to review financial assumptions and forecasts.
• Implement and maintain financial controls aligned with company policies.
• Deliver analysis and reporting to drive business performance.
• Support project teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to ensure financial processes align with objectives.
• Line manage 1–2 team members.

Skills

Project Finance

Financial planning

Performance monitoring

Reporting

Excel

Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Management experience

Education

Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or in final stages of study

Tools

Excel

Job description

Overview

Job Description - Project Finance Manager (00133423)

Project Finance Manager - 00133423

Description

Job Title: Project Finance Manager

What you’ll be doing

• Provide project accounting support across Site Transformation and Digital Transformation programmes, ensuring financial information is accurate, timely and aligned with business needs
• Partner with project teams to develop, review and challenge financial assumptions, forecasts, and budgets, providing recommendations to optimise programme performance
• Implement and maintain robust financial controls in line with the Financial Control Framework and company policies, supporting both internal and external audits
• Deliver insightful analysis and reporting to drive business performance, including monitoring working capital and project profitability
• Support project teams throughout the project lifecycle, from initial setup through forecasting, trading, reporting, analysis and project closure
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to ensure financial processes and decisions support overall programme objectives
• Line manage 1–2 team members, providing guidance, development and performance support

Your skills and experiences

• Experience in Project Finance, supporting financial planning, performance monitoring, and reporting for complex projects
• Good knowledge of Excel and ability to quickly learn new IT applications
• Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or in the final stages of study is highly advantageous
• Experience of the construction industry would be desirable but not essential
• Management or leadership experience (desirable)

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Project Accounting Team

You will join the Project Accounting team within the Electronic Systems business unit, which combines design, production, and support capabilities across the UK and internationally. The team works closely with multi-functional project teams, providing financial control and business partnering for major programmes, including the £200m Site Transformation and Digital Transformation initiatives . Project Accounting at BAE Systems goes beyond reporting, offering an integrated role in driving programme performance and ensuring financial decisions support the overall success and modernisation of the Rochester Site.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

Closing Date: 5th February 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.