Finance Business Partner

Job Description:

Salary Range: £44,000 - £50,000

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Are you ready to look beyond the spreadsheet?

At Leonardo we are seeking a commercially minded, proactive Finance Business Partner to work within our Helicopter division at Yeovil.

Your impact

As a Finance Business Partner you’ll be a strong collaborator working with specific functions to provide financial advice, support and guidance in order to deliver current and future finance business objectives, through the provision of financial management information.

What you’ll do as Finance Business Partner:

• Provide advice and guidance on financial matters and queries raised by the function giving clear and concise data when needed in an efficient manner
• Provide support on the financial budget and forecasts for functional operating costs and workload ensuring that the resources identified over the 5 year plan are appropriate and aligned to the function demand plan.
• Work with the Senior Finance Business Partner to ensure adequate governance and controls are maintained by the function, ensuring the correct application of International Accounting Standards, Leonardo Group Directives & LHD Finance Policies
• Provide accurate and timely reporting of functional economic scorecards to the division giving explanations and variance analysis
• Provide reports and present financial performance at functional monthly business reviews to help influence appropriate decision making
• Prepare month end reports for functional operating costs and resources and intercompany revenue and margin within the P&L and Balance Sheet
• Ensure SAP maintenance is supported in order to maintain month end integrity. Be the key point of contact for functional SAP issues and working closely with functions, finance teams and IT to coordinate resolution and/or raising change requests to support business transformation needs
• Review invoicing of Intercompany work, working with functions to ensure issues resolved and pricing correct
• Suggest improvements and support their delivery, continuously improving processes to deliver efficiencies and/or enhanced information, whilst keeping process documentation up-to-date.

What you’ll bring:

• Educated to degree standard with a formal accounting qualification (or studying towards)
• Good level of commercial awareness and the ability to liaise with project managers, commercial, engineering, manufacturing and supplier organisations as necessary
• Ability to deal with complex financial modelling in a time pressured environment.  Ability to manage or mitigate the potential risks & opportunities to achieve business success
• Strong communication skills with ability to interact at all levels within the Company. 
• Ability to understand supporting systems & processes and be able to generate continuous improvement in processes under their control
• Good Excel skills (knowledge of SAP/BI/PBI beneficial but not essential)

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location:

GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type:

Employee-Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid