Finance Business Partnering Manager

Babcock International Group; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services company in the UK is looking for a Finance Business Partnering Manager. This full-time position entails managing financial reporting and ensuring accurate billing, while supporting strategic decisions that impact national security. The ideal candidate will have a professional accounting qualification and strong Excel skills. Offering a hybrid working model, this role combines onsite work with the flexibility of options to work from home.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Excellent development opportunities

Volunteering day off

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of financial systems is essential.
• Proficiency in Excel and strong data analysis skills are necessary.
• Capability to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders is required.
• Familiarity with IFRS 15 long-term contract accounting is highly desirable.
• Experience in a regulated industry, such as defense, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and five-year financial reporting and forecasts.
• Maintain accurate and complete accounting records.
• Ensure accurate and timely billing of contract amounts.
• Apply appropriate accounting standards including IFRS 15.
• Regularly review projects for compliance with governance requirements.

Skills

Financial systems knowledge

Excel and data analysis

Collaborative work and influencing stakeholders

Knowledge of IFRS 15

Experience in a regulated industry

Education

Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, ACMA)

Job description

Finance Business Partnering Manager

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Up to £62,500 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent or Fixed Term Contract

Drive Financial Excellence in a World-Class Organisation.

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 Partnering Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

Role

As a Finance Business Partnering Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll maintain a robust control and governance framework while supporting strategic decision-making that impacts projects critical to national security.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll provide financial leadership and partner with operational managers to deliver outstanding performance.

• Managing production of monthly, quarterly, and five‑year financial reporting and forecasts.
• Maintaining complete and accurate accounting records.
• Ensuring contract amounts are billed accurately and on time for efficient cash collection.
• Applying appropriate accounting standards, including IFRS 15.
• Reviewing projects regularly to ensure compliance with governance requirements.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.

Essential Experience

• Detailed knowledge of financial systems.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• Demonstrable ability to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders.
• Knowledge of IFRS 15 long‑term contract accounting (highly desirable).
• Experience in a highly regulated industry such as defence (preferred but not essential).

Qualifications

• Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, ACMA) or equivalent.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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.

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‑day special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement (open 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.

Additional Information

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 [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements at interview.

Closing date: 21/01/2026