Assistant Financial Accountant in London

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

Salary: £31,484

What you'll be doing:

• Accruals and Prepayments and Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Calculate accruals and prepayments to ensure entries are accurately matched to the correct accounting period
• Ensure all accruals and prepayments are reversed in subsequent periods and regularly reviewed for accuracy and provisions control
• Ensure provisions are documented, justified, and reviewed regularly for adequacy or release
• Maintain clear audit trails for provision calculations and approvals
• Journal Review and Processing and Period-End Close and Reporting
• Process journal submissions from the sectors for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with policies
• Ensure timely posting and correct categorisation to support reporting and analysis
• Validate supporting documentation and monitor materiality thresholds, escalating exceptions as needed
• Investigate unusual or recurring entries and collaborate with finance teams to resolve issues
• Monthly reconciliation of all accruals, prepayments, and provision-related balance sheet accounts
• Ensure balances are aged, explained, and supported with valid documentation and commentary
• Investigate discrepancies, ensuring aged items are followed up and cleared promptly
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities related to assigned areas

Your skills and experiences:

• Proven experience in general ledger accounting, financial accounting, or journal processing
• Good understanding of internal controls, accounting principles, and audit requirements
• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday) and journal management tools
• AAT qualification or equivalent

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The General Accounting team:

As an Assistant Financial Accountant within the General Accounting Team, you will contribute to core general ledger activities, including accruals, prepayments, provisions, routine journal entries, and account reconciliations. This role supports the timely and accurate processing of financial transactions, ensures good internal controls, and maintains compliance with accounting policies and standards.

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: 29th January 2026

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.