Commercial Finance Business Partner UK / DE

Who we are

Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards. 

As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously. 

We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications. 

The role

As Commercial Finance Business Partner you will work within all business-related finance topics for our UK and DE business. You will have a chance to work with a diverse and highly motivated cross functional team across a plethora of projects, and directly influence the success of the Helsing group. This is a rare opportunity to join the company at an exciting stage of its early development and to help set the conditions for rapid growth and success over the next few years.

The day-to-day

• Operate as a Business Partner to several key operational areas.

• Act as primary financial focal point for the designated business areas providing the management team within that area with full financial support and information to enable timely and accurate decision making.

• Utilise financial techniques and tools to interpret, analyse and understand monthly performance information, the drivers behind any cost variances and support the preparation of mitigation and action plans to resolve any issues.

• Manage the monthly and quarterly financial forecasting process across your designated business areas.

• Evaluate the potential impact of risks and opportunities and support operational teams to identify and implement mitigation plans driving profitability.

• Report programme performance including progress to plan, performance taken, and remaining effort, including effects on Order Intake, Revenue, Margin & Cash.

• Support the development of performance reporting metrics and management information for use by programme leadership team. 

• Lead and develop other members of the team on all aspects of project controlling. 

• Establish strong relationships with external customers in the UK/DE Ministry of Defence.

You should apply if you

• Have experience with building and managing internal and external stakeholder relationships.

• Have excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Have an, or are studying towards, an accounting and/or commercial qualification or MBA.

• Strong technical background, with the ability to guide and develop the teams financial skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• An adaptable and resilient character, able to cope with changing requirements and multiple priorities who can help their team remain effective.

• Experience in business partnering and influencing skills; able to explain and troubleshoot financial issues with non-finance professionals and inspire them to achieve greater financial performance.

• Experience of providing financial management within the defence sector.

• Demonstrable business & commercial acumen.

• Are business fluent in English.

Note: The above bullet points describe the ideal candidate. None of us matched all of these at once when we first joined Helsing. We encourage you to apply even if you believe you meet only part of our wish list.

This position may require the successful applicant to apply for and be granted local security clearance and potentially other NATO security clearance.

Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields 

• Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns. 

• The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and w