Job Description
Job Title - Finance Business Partner
Job Location - Bristol
We can offer hybrid working pattern, with time in our offices and your home, to enable a good work-life balance. We do require you to be on-site 60% of the time across the month (3 days per week on average) .
Job ID - 11459
About this opportunity and L3Harris UK
From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide.
L3Harris in Bristol provides enduring, robust and cutting-edge Platform Management Systems (PMS) for both the UK Royal Navy sub-surface and surface fleets, notably current Astute submarine and Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers, in-build Type 26 and Type 31 frigates - this skill set also extends into cruise liners and super-yachts in the commercial marine market.
A few of our employee benefits
- 1pm finish every Friday
- 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
- Private medical insurance with optional family cover
- Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
- Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
- Group income protection
- Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
An integral part of the finance team, the Finance Business Partner will be embedded within the project teams as the conduit between the project, operations and finance team. Responsible for all areas of program finance including preparing, managing and directing the control of the budget for large and/or complex programs. Working alongside the project managers, you will perform tailored analysis and provide insight into project performance to aid decision making that ensures contracts achieve their required financial performance whilst maintaining strong financial governance.
The responsibilities of your role will include the following:
- Budgeting, forecasting and reporting of the project/programme portfolio, including revenue, operating income and cash
- Monthly P&L review, providing financial insight and understanding of performance
- Collaborating with the wider finance team to help forecast cash flow and other treasury requirements
- Prepare estimate to complete (ETC)/estimate at completion (EAC) from program staff input
- Oversight and challenge of the project EACs to ensure the accuracy of revenue and profit recognition in accordance with accounting standards
- Process improvement activities to enhance the financial support provided, seeking to develop and automate MI reporting
- Assist the project team with the preparation for the monthly program reviews
- Participate in presentations and group discussions at internal and external financial and/or project meetings as required
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the organisation to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
The role of Finance Business Partner requires the following experience and skills:
- Be minimum part-qualified
- Have significant QBE experience in programme finance
- Hold strong previous Finance Business Partnering experience
- Be comfortable presenting to all levels within the business
- Have advanced MS Office Suite skills including Excel Modelling
- Have a proactive approach to problem solving
Due to the nature of our work many our roles require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.
As an equal opportunities' employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.
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