Senior Project Finance Manager

Job title: Senior Project Finance Manager

Location: Samlesbury – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £67,000+ (Dependant on skills and experience)

What you\’ll be doing:

• Represent Finance as part of a cross-functional project team, collaborating with senior stakeholders to ensure the ERP implementation delivers successful outcomes for the Finance function
• Oversee and coordinate all Finance-related ERP implementation activities, ensuring timely and effective delivery of key milestones
• Partner closely with Finance leadership to ensure the ERP solution aligns with operational processes, data structures, and internal control requirements
• Lead a team of ERP-experienced SMEs, supported by an Executive, providing day-to-day leadership, direction, and subject matter guidance
• Support the design and creation of a single ERP solution to replace a range of aged, complex legacy systems

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• CIMA qualified or equivalent relevant qualification (Project Management/Finance)
• Excellent understanding of Finance process knowledge
• Experience managing finance projects and demonstratable business acumen
• Excellent Communication and ability to manage and influence cross-functional stakeholders

Benefits:

You\’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You\’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Cross Functional Project Team:

Be part of a high-impact, cross-functional team helping to shape the future of the Air sector. As the lead Finance representative, you\’ll work closely with a diverse project team spanning IM&T, Finance, and other key functions to deliver a transformative ERP solution. This is a unique opportunity to influence strategic design decisions, drive collaboration, and help lay the foundations for future innovation, including initiatives like Ad Astra.

Some travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) may be required, offering further opportunity to broaden your experience and stakeholder network in an international setting.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you\’ll be able to make a real difference. You\’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you\’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 24th July 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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