Senior Finance Analyst in Hampshire, Portsmouth

SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately‑funded, UK‑based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next‑generation, high‑performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting‑edge design, and user‑centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What we offer:

• Pension Contribution – Pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice.
• Annual Bonus Scheme – Eligibility to participate in the company’s annual discretionary bonus scheme, linked to individual and company performance.
• Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.
• Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.
• Wellbeing Day – An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.
• Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.
• Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

Role Overview:

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will play a pivotal role within the FP&A function, driving strategic decision‑making through robust financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis. This position offers broad exposure across the finance and business planning landscape, giving you the chance to work closely with senior leadership and contribute to initiatives that shape the company’s long‑term direction. You’ll gain hands‑on experience across a diverse range of responsibilities, making this an ideal role for someone looking to accelerate their development in a high‑growth environment.

Responsibilities:

• Overhead rates management – Develop, maintain, and refine business overhead rate structures to support pricing, planning, and cost allocation.
• Financial planning, analysis, and forecasting – Deliver accurate budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning to support strategic decision‑making.
• Business partnering – Collaborate closely with Heads of Department and project management teams, providing financial insight and challenge to drive performance.
• Project finance control and reporting – Oversee financial governance across assigned projects, ensuring accurate cost tracking, variance analysis, and timely reporting to support effective project delivery.
• Process and systems improvement – Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, enhance reporting capabilities, and strengthen internal controls.
• Strategic support – Contribute to strategic initiatives, scenario modelling, and decision support for senior leadership.
• Contract pricing support – Assist with pricing exercises for new and existing contracts, ensuring financial robustness and competitiveness.
• Other ad‑hoc financial analysis – Provide insightful analysis as required to support operational and strategic priorities across the business.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role within a project‑based defence or engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of project‑based accounting and earned value management (EVM) principles.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience using ERP systems and reporting tools such as SAP, Infor LN, IFS, Deltek Cobra, Hyperion, or similar.
• Proven track record of collaborating effectively with management teams across an organisation.
• Excellent organisational and communication abilities.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.

Values:

Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially‑adept.

What we expect from you:

• Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration
• Initiative and independent working
• Honesty and integrity
• Business and commercial awareness
• Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.