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Job title: Costbase Senior Accountant-Fully Qualified Location: Barrow-in-Furness or Sheffield – Hybrid working with 2/3 days in the office and if Sheffield based once a month in Barrow minimum. Salary: £50,000+ depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Lead on actualisation, forecasting, and budgeting of the cost base for QBR and IBP processesDeliver comprehensive Fixed Asset reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliancePartner with Budget Holders to provide timely and insightful reporting, including P&L, variance analysis, and identification of risks and opportunitiesPrepare detailed cost base cash forecasts to support strategic planningOwn the calculation of critical rates including costing rates, throughput, and utilisationAccurately input forecast and budget data into the SAP ERP systemSupport the wider team through ad-hoc analysis and cross-cover, meeting both internal and external customer needs Your skills and experiences: Essential: Fully qualified accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, ACA, or CIMA essential – AAT not accepted)Advanced Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, SUMIF, filters, and data manipulationProven experience in management accounts, with a considerable focus on costing and pricing rate calculationsConfident stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to challenge, influence, and build effective working relationships across all levels Desirable: Highly desirable to have SAP experience 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