Financial Accountant in Plymouth

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Play a key role in delivering financial insight across critical defence programmes. 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 Financial Accountant at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role:

• As a Financial Accountant, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the financial management of major defence and infrastructure programmes.
• Working within the finance function, you’ll provide accurate reporting, insight and control over capital expenditure and fixed assets, helping ensure projects are delivered efficiently and in line with financial and regulatory requirements.
• Day-to-day, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to build strong relationships across the business, working closely with project managers and stakeholders to provide financial clarity and support decision-making.
• You’ll gain exposure to complex programmes and contribute to the long-term performance and sustainability of critical national infrastructure.
• Managing and monitoring capital expenditure, ensuring accurate recording and reconciliation of transactions.
• Preparing financial reports on capital projects and fixed assets, including monthly and annual reporting.
• Supporting audits by providing documentation, analysis and insight into financial performance.
• Collaborating with project managers and stakeholders to forecast costs and track project budgets.
• Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, policies, and internal financial controls.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience:

• Experience working with financial data, reporting, and analysis in a finance or accounting environment.
• Strong data analysis skills and ability to manage large data sets.
• Competency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
• Understanding of capital expenditure processes or project finance principles is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications:

• AAT qualification or Finance-related degree - Essential.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

What we offer:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• 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.
• 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.

Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

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.