Finance Business Partner - Technology & Aviation

Finance Business Partner – Technology & Aviation

Home Based with UK Travel

Full Time, Permanent

£60,000 - £70,000 per annum

Company Car + Bonus 

Are you a commercially minded finance professional looking to make a real impact in a dynamic business environment? At Serco, we’re seeking a Finance Business Partner to support our Space & Security and Aviation business within our UK Defence Business Unit. If you're passionate about delivering financial insight, influencing decisions, and driving business growth, this could be the perfect role for you.

Serco is a global leader in delivering essential public services across sectors such as defence, health, transport, and justice. With a strong commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction, we provide rewarding career opportunities where you can make a real impact. In the role of Finance Business Partner for Space & Security and Aviation, you’ll have the chance to shape financial strategies that drive growth and profitability in high-profile Defence projects. You’ll be responsible for a portfolio of contracts with revenues of circa £15m and deliver financial and commercial support to bids and organic growth opportunities. Serco offers a dynamic, collaborative environment with a focus on professional development, where your contributions are valued, and your career can thrive.

Main responsibilities of the role:

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing financial and commercial decision support to improve business profitability and future performance.
• Understand the customer landscape and their drivers to provide contract / service pricing, cash, and margin optimisation recommendations, ensuring an acceptable balance of risk and return.
• Accountable for the accuracy of financial records, compliance, business financial plans and forecasts that are produced by the Centre of Excellence.
• Understand the value drivers of the business and provide guidance on contract / service performance including ROI, scenario planning, KPI analysis and benchmarking.
• Support the portfolio strategy through market, competitor, and portfolio analysis; and inform market entry and exit decisions.
• Provide challenge and decision support for new business, drawing upon the Commercial and Legal teams.
• Develop customer relationships to support successful commercial and financial negotiations regarding variable revenue, rebids and change notices.
• Support business leaders to deliver contractual obligations through identification of over and under delivery, performing root cause analysis, and making recommendations.
• Drive contract / service cost optimisation projects through profitability analysis and efficiency recommendations.

What you’ll need:

• Must hold an appropriate professional qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Proven experience in a commercially focused finance role, ideally within bidding and contracting environments.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to translate business data into clear, actionable insights.
• Experience in influencing senior stakeholders and driving decision-making processes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, complex environment.
• Strong relationship-building skills, both internally and externally.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within the UK.
• Willingness and ability to develop subject matter expertise in the Single Source Contract Regulations, and reporting thereunder, to the extent necessary for the role

What we offer:

• Company car.
• Bonus scheme – 5% on target, 10% exceeding targets.
• Private healthcare.
• Life assurance.
• Up to 6% contributory pension.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Annual leave purchase scheme.
• A Serco benefits portal offering a wide range of discounts for major high street brands in Retail, Leisure & Hospitality.
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plans, free flu jabs and more.
• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.
• A safe and supportive culture.
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.