About the Role

Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems seeks a talented Project Accountant for our team in Helensburgh.



Responsibilities:


- Compile and review budgets using actual performance data, previous budget figures, estimated revenue, and expense reports.
- Coordinate various financial cost analyses, including cost allocation, setting up cost control systems, data collection, cost control, and report preparation.
- Ensure cost allocation aligns with established procedures and Corporate policies.
- Support formal reporting for long-term and short-term financial planning.
- Analyse financial information and prepare comprehensive financial reports.
- Assist in project completion on schedule by following established procedures, schedules, and work plans.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly financial charts and project lifecycle reporting.
- Conduct labour analysis and detailed breakdowns of booking levels, demand analysis, and spend profiles.
- Monitor and track programme expenditures and Earned Value Management (EVM) performance, highlighting issues, concerns, and trends.
- Interact with various programme and financial management personnel, including Commercial and Contract teams, to ensure compliance with company and programme processes and procedures.
- Perform key month-end reporting tasks such as cost transfer journals, supplier advances, accruals, new order recognition, cash reconciliation, revenue recognition, and OSEC reporting.
- Support and complete invoicing and monthly cost certificates for customer billing.
- Conduct risk and opportunity analysis against outputs.

Required skills, qualifications, and experience:

- Experience in an Accountant role.
- Professional qualification (finalist or recently qualified) CIMA, ACCA, ACA (or equivalent) plus industry experience.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to liaise and interact with senior management.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel modelling.

Desirable Skills:

- Knowledge of Enterprise Application Software, with a preference for SAP.
- Previous financial and/or business management experience in large-scale development or MOD programmes.
- Experience in Project Management.
- Ability to think critically and apply cost analysis and cost management principles.
- Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
- Capability to work independently without significant direction.
- Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) processes and procedures.
- Understanding of rate structures and their construction.

We have a Wealth of benefits available to you with just a few shown below:

Private Medical Insurance
Every other Friday off!
Competitive Pension
Dental
Critical Illness
Life Assurance
Travel Insurance
Employee discounts for top high street shops
Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counselling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
Reimbursement for a professional membership
Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave
Business Environment

Lockheed Martin UK - Strategic Systems (LMUK SS) is the single contractor providing specialist Waterfront In-Service Support to one of the Royal Navy's Submarine Programs. The company provides the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with safe, efficient and responsive support. LMUK SS, as part of the ABL Alliance with AWE and Babcock, is also responsible for the management of operations at RNAD Coulport. Looking to the future, LMUK SS supports the joint US and UK submarine design efforts.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and reflect our values of doing what's right, respecting others and performing with excellence. By engaging with all our employees' diverse talents and experiences every day, we can innovate different and better, creating cutting edge solutions and unparalleled customer value.

We know that diversity of thought leads to better solutions for our customers. Our top priority is finding the best candidate for the job and if you are interested in the position, we'd love to hear how you might contribute to our mission and our team and would encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of the criteria set out in our job advert. In addition, we are committed to inclusion of all individuals and will make reasonable adjustments to our applications process. If you require assistance or adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact or call (phone number removed).

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