Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A

London, England · London, UK (LDN-01) · 3+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026

At a glance

This is a new role created to bridge two critical requirements: hands-on programme finance across a live portfolio of contracted customer work, and the ground-up build of a regional finance capability that does not exist today.
The Finance & Accounting team sits at the centre of this growth - partnering with programme teams, engineering, and business development to deliver financial rigour, while simultaneously building the regional finance infrastructure.

Own day-to-day programme finance across a portfolio of contracted customer programmes - EAC maintenance, actuals analysis, variance narrative, and monthly financial reporting.
Be an effective finance business partner to cross-functional programme teams.
Build and maintain programme forecast models and support the divisional forecast cycle.
Support financial activities for UK-specific IRAD (Internal Research & Development) programmes.
Build and operate the regional internal management P&L reporting process from scratch, covering UK, Europe, and the Middle East, and establish the monthly close and associated reporting timetable.
Define and maintain regional performance KPIs and produce the first-draft performance narrative each period.
Own the monthly data pulls from Foundry and Oracle EPM, build controls and automation, and reconcile management reporting back to the statutory ledger.
Interface with international accounting managers on statutory, tax, and audit requirements while supporting the UK leadership team and Global Defence & Growth Operations.

ACCA or CIMA qualified (or equivalent chartered qualification).
3+ years of post-qualified experience across a broad range of finance disciplines.
Programme finance experience including percentage-of-completion (PoC) revenue recognition and Estimates at Completion (EACs).
Experience setting up finance processes from scratch or materially redesigning how things are done.
Advanced Excel and Power Query skills.
Familiarity with ERP systems, ideally Oracle.
Strong PowerPoint skills for executive-level reporting and storytelling.
Comfortable with AI tools and finding ways to automate manual work.
SC clearance eligible (or willing to obtain).
Right to work in the United Kingdom.

Aerospace and defence finance experience.
Experience with programme finance including EAC management, PoC accounting, and IRAD cost tracking.
Prior experience in a scaling or start-up environment where finance infrastructure was being built for the first time.
Familiarity with Foundry or similar data platforms.
Exposure to international or multi-region financial reporting.

Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Top-tier benefits for full-time employees ensuring support in health, recovery, and whatever comes next