Project Accountant in Plymouth

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £47,500 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Help shape financial performance 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 Project Accountant at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role:

• Provide accurate, timely financial insight and control across key programmes, helping to maximise value, performance and profitability.
• Work closely with project and business leaders to ensure strong financial governance, support decision-making and contribute to the successful delivery of complex defence infrastructure.
• Develop your career in project finance within a highly regulated and purpose-driven environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Producing monthly and quarterly project financial reports and status packs for management and senior leadership.
• Analysing project performance, supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial control activities.
• Maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring robust audit trails and compliance with internal and external requirements.
• Raising customer invoices and managing financial documentation in line with contract terms.
• Supporting project teams with financial insight to enable effective decision-making and delivery.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 3 days in the office/onsite.

Essential experience:

• Strong working knowledge of financial systems and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience in financial reporting, analysis and project or management accounting.
• High attention to detail and ability to work to high quality standards.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience working within a structured, regulated or project-based environment.

Qualifications:

• Recognised accounting qualification such as Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Association of Chartered Accountants or equivalent.
• Experience with financial systems such as Integrated Financial Systems or business analytics tools - Desirable.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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 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 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 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. 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.

Closing date: 30/06/2026