Senior Finance Business Partner in Plymouth

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 Senior Finance Business Partner at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role involves providing accurate, timely financial insight and control across key programmes, helping to maximise value, performance and profitability. You will 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.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• 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. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. 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