Finance Officer

Bristol

Join MBDA UK Ltd as a Finance Officer within the Programmes / contracts finance team and become an integral part of our ambitious and dynamic finance team in Stevenage, UK.

Salary: Circa £25,000 - £30,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

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.

What we can offer you:

• 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
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• 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...

The opportunity

Main responsibilities include:

• Owning the invoicing end-to-end process. Raising invoices in different currencies across multiple contracts, providing financial evidence required by the customer, maintaining an updated forecasted receipt date, liaising with the customer to understand invoice status and working with Treasury to resolve any issues.
• Working with procurement to maintain an up to date cash out forecast for our major suppliers, ensuring our forecast represents procurements latest assumptions
• Performing cost transfers to ensure costs are allocated correctly. Maintaining a log of evidence for these transfers, and assisting the Project Finance team with external audit.
• Assisting with monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting in to the domestic customer.
• Supporting the Project Finance team during Budget and 5-Year plan with data entry to ensure complete capture of planning perimeter.
• Additional adhoc tasks to support the smooth running of the project finance teams.

What we are looking for from you:

• Organised with strong time management skills
• Comfortable working alone and as part of a team
• Intermediate level Microsoft Excel user
• Ability to build productive working relationships with both Finance and non-Finance colleagues, whilst maintaining independence and integrity
• Strong attention to detail

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks; examples include Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more...

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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