Head of Finance

Job Title:              Head of Finance
Location:              Plymouth, Devon 
Compensation:    Competitive salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF60819

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 Head of Finance – Submarines at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Head of Finance, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you’ll provide financial leadership to Submarine South refit programme. You’ll interface with the wider finance organisation across business units to ensure the refit programme is financially being reported and measured in accordance with the external contractual commitments and internal business requirements. 

Day-to-day, you’ll understand the Future Maritime Support Program (FMSP) contracting mechanisms to deliver each refit and the customer / contract reporting requirements.

• Coordinate with the finance and broader teams improvement projects, to ensure that Submarine refit programme operates in a focused and cost effective manner delivering maximum value to the group
• Engage with the Sector Finance teams to ensure that FMSP budgeting, forecasting and cost control is aligned to contractual commitments, is accurate, timely and effective
• Work with the Sector Finance teams to ensure the provision of FMSP financial data to support AAR/CAAS requirements for the programme
• Identify savings opportunities across the functions and work with the operations teams to define and scope delivery requirements

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Head of Finance

• Substantial experience in a multisite, project environment
• Extensive experience in financial management at a senior finance level in a project engineering environment
• Demonstrates capability and experience of leading change, influencing across a matrix organisation
• Implementing systems and processes in support of the business strategy
• Experience of working in a commercial environment

Qualifications for the Head of Finance

• Fully qualified with a professional finance qualification 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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: 02/01/2025

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