Finance Assurance Manager

Job Title: Finance Assurance Manager

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

Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and support the planning and delivery of a portfolio of audit assignments, ensuring delivery against agreed targets and timelines in-line the annual audit programme

• Conduct control reviews across business areas, engaging with control owners and stakeholders to assess control performance

• Utilise data analytics and visualisation tools to identify anomalies and exceptions, directing assurance work and providing meaningful insights

• Apply critical thinking to identify control weaknesses, determine root causes, and agree on value-added recommendations

• Present audit findings to senior management, ensuring observations are evidence-based, clearly articulated, and effectively communicated to stakeholders

• Produce high-quality, professional audit reports in line with internal guidance and standards

• Monitor and track management responses and implementation of agreed actions to ensure timely and effective resolution

• Lead and support activities that drive continuous improvement within the GCC, including the review of the systems, toolsets and processes to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of assurance work performed

Your skills and experiences:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with experience in financial audit, assurance, and risk gained within professional practice

• Background in auditing financial controls and IT systems, with awareness of the relationship between technology, risk, and control

• Proven ability to manage and deliver a portfolio of audit engagements from planning through to reporting, including liaison with key stakeholders

• Proficient in using data analytics to support audit testing and draw insights, with clear and effective presentation of findings to senior audiences

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 UK Governance Capability Centre (GCC) Team:

Joining the UK Governance Capability Centre (GCC) offers a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic team driving meaningful change in finance assurance. At an exciting stage of transformation, the GCC is reshaping assurance structures and processes to boost efficiency, strengthen controls, and prepare for UK Corporate Reform. As a vital second line of assurance, the team is dedicated to safeguarding the integrity of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR). This role provides a valuable platform to deepen your understanding of finance operations and the wider BAE Systems business, while working in a high-profile, influential environment. You’ll be empowered to contribute innovative ideas, develop critical leadership skills, and lead audits that address key financial risks. This is a fantastic chance to build your career within a forward-thinking and supportive team.

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: 5th August 2025

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.

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