Finance Manager - Statutory Reporting

Finance Manager - Statutory Reporting

Closing date: 6th October 2026

Location:

Reading, with free onsite parking.

Package: £46,220 - £70,000 p.a (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply.

Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. The Financial Accounting team are seeking an experienced Finance Manager (Statutory & Technical Accounting) to provide advanced systems expertise and lead the effective planning and delivery of financial activities across the CFO Finance function. You will oversee Financial Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Compliance and Finance Systems, while providing clear leadership and line management to your assigned team.

The role tasks and develops a team, to provide planning and delivery of first-class technical and financial activities within a Finance functional team. Using Fusion and other associated finance systems, you will provide financial information through effective communication of data and reporting, with a focus on continuous improvement. We need you to be adept at building rapport with key stakeholders, both internal and external, and to utilise your communication skills to relay complex financial information to both financial and non-financial people.

• Preparation and analysis of Annual Report & Accounts (AR&A).
• Researching significant transactions to ensure business drivers are understood and correct local accounting treatment has been applied.
• Owning and developing the process to identify leases under International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Monitoring, assessing and interpreting technical accounting developments and addressing potential impacts to financial reporting.
• Ensuring timely and successful completion of the external audit process.
• Preparing and submitting MOD reporting returns.
• Developing financial reporting for ‘Environmental, Social & Governance’ (ESG) and ‘Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures’ (TCFD).

• Professional accounting qualification (i.e., ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Proficient in Excel to advanced level.
• Audit experience.
• Knowledge of IFRS.
• 2+ years post qualification experience of financial and technical accounting work.

• International financial reporting standards.
• Various financial and related systems.
• Developing and task managing a team.
• Ensuring rigorous internal finance control through governance and strong compliance framework.
• Identifying and implementing process improvement.
• An innovative approach to problem solving.

We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award-winning benefits including:

• 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market-leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family-friendly policies:
  Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special…