Job Title:                     Deputy Financial Controller

Location:                     Farnborough

Package:                      Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Deputy Financial Controller at our Farnborough site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

The role

As a Deputy Financial Controller you will be providing financial support and advice to UK Intelligence. This role will split its time between supporting the QinetiQ Limited business, and our subsidiary QinetiQ Training & Simulation Limited.

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Be responsible for ensuring that financial information within the business is of high quality, relevant, accurate and timely for decision making purposes.
• Work closely with leaders to build forecastsLBEISBP and budgets whilst also gathering qualitative narrative around risks and opportunities. Ensure forecasting models built or utilised are robust and accurate. 
• Be responsible for producing accurate management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash-flow, KPIs, Capex) in line with the financial accounting standards and the relevant accounting policies including variance analysis and value add commentary
• Consolidation of relevant subsidiary monthly accounts, forecast/LBE and budgets to report an accurate and timely consolidated financial view into the relevant FC and MD including commentary on past performance and future outlook.  – only if relevant
• Addressing financial audit queries from external auditors and collating responses as appropriate from across the business in an efficient manner
• Participate in the financial review of bids challenging cost assumptions, margins, cashflow, risk, position to win and ensuring appropriate governance is applied in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders
• Participate in the financial review of Projects challenging EACs, Risk Registers, margins, milestones and cash-flow; resolving financial issues together with the Project Management Teams and reporting any material issues to the FC

Essential experience:

• A broad and comprehensive understanding of both Finance and the Finance Function. You will need to understand other concepts & principles in context to resolve issues that have an impact on the business and drive a “no surprises” culture
• The ability to learn and understand the business both from an internal delivery and external market/customer perspective to achieve the business goals.
• Whilst not having direct management responsibilities, you must able to lead on activities, planning ahead appropriately in collaboration with other stakeholders, proactively build relationships across the Sector to ensure that the collective Sector objectives are achieved.
• Strong analytical skills as well as evaluative judgement based on the analysis of factual information in complicated or novel situations with a need to refer to multiple sources of internal and external information.
• The ability to filter, prioritise, analyse and validate potentially complex and dynamic material.

Qualifications:
 

• Qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA or qualified by significant experience
• Experience in producing monthly, year end and forecasting information for a significant size business unit either by you or as part of a team
• Strong Excel skills and experience in the use of Hyperion reporting software and SAP is an advantage

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Our Benefits

• Adaptive and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community.

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an= diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ

As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Security

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Application Guidance

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. 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.