Management Accountant

Job Title:                     Management Accountant

Location:                     Rosyth, Fife – Hybrid Working

Compensation:            Competitive

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF67920

Drive financial excellence in a business that powers national defence and global engineering.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Management Accountant at Rosyth, near Dunfermline, Fife.

The role

As a Management Accountant, you’ll be at the heart of our Marine Division’s financial operations, supporting the growth agenda of our Liquid Gas Equipment (LGE) business. This is a role that makes a real difference—your insights will shape strategic decisions, drive performance, and help safeguard the future of national defence and global engineering. You’ll gain exposure to complex projects, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and develop your career in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with the leadership team, delivering monthly reporting and variance analysis.
• Manage the month-end process, analyse financial and non-financial data, and report results to key stakeholders.
• Support subsidiary entities with financial transactions and tax matters.
• Deliver financial controls and ensure timely, high-quality documentation.
• Maintain rolling forecasts for revenue, profit, and cash flow.

This is a full-time, permanent position based at Rosyth. Hybrid working patterns are available, with 3 days onsite and 37.5 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Management Accountant:

• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to manipulate complex data.
• Clear and concise financial communication skills.
• Solid technical accounting knowledge.
• Proven ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications for the Management Accountant:

• Qualified Accountant (preferably CIMA) with post-qualification experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens 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.

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: 15/10/2025