Finance Assistant

Job title: Financial Assistant

Location: Glascoed

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

Salary: £32,600 per annum

What you’ll be doing:

Accurate entry of Complex Sales Orders and Invoices

Approving Credit Notes

Cash Forecasting

Query management and resolution

Reviewing work instructions in line with governance policies

Supporting internal and external audit requests

Drive continuous improvement and change initiatives to ensure best practice

Supporting projects/transitions as required

Your skills and experiences:

AAT qualified with experience of working in an Accounts Receivable function

Intermediate level Excel skills

Good experience of operating multiple accounting ERP’s

Good interpersonal and influencing skills

Vigilant approach to problem solving

Accounts Receivable 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 – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Accounts Receivable Team:

Join a highly effective financial operations team specialising in accounts receivable services across a range of complex businesses. Join a large team where people development and job satisfaction are core.

You will be part of a team providing a number of finance activities to business units across BAE Systems, using multiple ERP Systems. The activities undertaken within the team include sales order loading, external sales invoicing and credit notes, cash allocation, and debtor management which are conducted using various technologies including robotics.

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: 8th July 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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