Senior Finance Analyst - BPF/FP&A (12 months' Fixed Term Contract) in Harlow

Date Posted: 2026-03-26

Country: United Kingdom

Location: Harlow, Essex

Position Role Type: Hybrid

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Car/Car allowance (dependant on grade/role)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
• Private Medical Insurance - dependant on grade

Work Culture:

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role).

About us:

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.

Our Business:

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers' toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers worldwide, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

About the role:

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Analyst to provide critical backfill support during a major Finance Transformation Programme. This fixed-term role combines core elements of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Business Partnering to ensure continuity of 'Business As Usual' processes while subject matter experts are dedicated to transformation activities. The Senior Finance Analyst will support key forecasting, reporting and programme execution activities across the business.

Responsibilities:

• Forecasting, Planning & Reporting: Support monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting cycles, including Current Year Forecast, Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Plan (LRP). Deliver monthly reporting requirements, including internal packs, parent company submissions, speaker notes and variance analysis. Support Month-End and Pre-Month-End reporting, ensuring an efficient, accurate and robust close process. Support the preparation of quarterly submissions including Significant Judgements & Events (SJE), tax returns and other mandated reports. Prepare insightful financial analysis to support decision-making and highlight risks, opportunities and performance trends. Support ad-hoc financial analysis, and stakeholder requests.
• Business Partnering & Commercial Support: Provide finance business partnering to Programme and Operational Teams, ensuring strong commercial insight and financial stewardship. Support Quarterly Estimate at Completion (EAC) processes and programme performance reviews. Support new business proposals, including pricing, basis-of-estimate development, foreign exchange considerations, and risk & opportunity assessments. Serve as the 'financial conscience' of the business, promoting adherence to policies and governance.
• Transformation Backfill Responsibilities: Maintain continuity of 'Business As Usual' FP&A and business partnering activity while SMEs focus on transformation deliverables. Provide additional analytical capacity to absorb displaced workload during system/process transformation activities. Actively contribute to improving reporting, forecasting and data processes aligned with transformation outcomes. Work collaboratively with programme SMEs and project teams to understand evolving requirements and ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities during and post-transformation.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Qualified accountant
• Several years' experience in finance roles, including exposure to reporting, forecasting or Business Partnering
• Strong communicator with the ability to translate financial data for non-finance stakeholders.
• High degree of analytical capability, with an inquisitive mindset and desire to challenge data constructively.
• Demonstrable experience in financial forecasting, planning, modelling and reporting.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• High attention to detail, organised, self-motivated and resilient.
• Strong systems skills (SAP, Excel, PowerBI desirable)

Desirable Experience:

• Background in defence, aerospace, cyber security, or other complex contracting environments.
• Prior FP&A or Finance Business Partnering experience.
• Exposure to integrated financial systems such as SAP (Apex/Prism), Cognos, BW.
• Understanding of project accounting principles.

This Role Is Ideal For Someone Who:

• Can step confidently into a hybrid FP&A/Business Partnering role.
• Thrives in environments undergoing change and transformation.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.