Finance Analyst Placement 2025

Are you ready to take your finance skills to the next level?

Join our Finance Analyst team at Lockheed Martin as a 12 month placement student and gain invaluable experience working with global projects at the cutting edge of technology and innovation.

As a Finance Analyst placement student, you'll be part of a dynamic team managing the financial health of high-profile Lockheed Martin projects. This is your opportunity to dive deep into real-world financial analysis, work with industry professionals, and gain insight into the financial operations of a major international corporation. Whether you’re a finance, economics, or business student, this role will provide the perfect platform to grow your skills and build your career.

What you'll do

• Analyze Project Performance: You’ll work with the team to assess and track project financials, identifying key trends and providing insights for improvements.
• Forecast and Plan: Help develop financial forecasts and support budget planning for major projects.
• Cost Control and Budgeting: Gain hands-on experience managing project costs and creating accurate, realistic budgets.
• Subcontract Financial Management: Be involved in the financial oversight of subcontractor activities, gaining exposure to external financial relationships.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Use advanced spreadsheet techniques and financial systems to assist in complex financial analyses.
• Leadership Opportunities: As you progress, you’ll have the chance to take on leadership responsibilities, helping manage the financial oversight of contracts and projects.
• Special Projects: Get involved in special finance-related projects that will develop your critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in a professional setting.

Why this placement is perfect for you

• Real-World Impact: Contribute directly to global projects and gain a deep understanding of financial operations within a world-leading aerospace and defense company.
• Learning and Development: Receive hands-on training, mentorship from senior financial analysts, and exposure to cutting-edge financial tools and methodologies.
• Career Progression: Build professional relationships that could lead to future opportunities, whether that’s with Lockheed Martin or in the wider industry.
• Innovative Environment: Work in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment where your ideas and contributions will make a difference.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a supportive workplace with opportunities for both professional and personal development.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• General knowledge of business and financial matters
• Analytical ability
• Computer skills, in particular with Microsoft packages such as Excel
• Ability to work very well with a team
• Ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions on business matters.
• Candidates working towards a degree in the fields of Business, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Economics or related areas and are expecting at least a 2:1.

Who should apply?

• University students pursuing a degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
• A proactive attitude and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• A passion for learning and an interest in pursuing a career in finance or business analysis

At Lockheed Martin UK, ourEarly Careers roles provide a unique opportunity to shape the future of technology and innovation while advancing your own career. As a proud Gold Member of The 5% Club, an exclusive group of UK employers dedicated to investing in apprentices and graduates and named in The JobCrowd’s top companies for graduates and apprentices in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Management, we’re renowned for our commitment to developing emerging talent.

Whether your passion lies in engineering, cyber security, project management, or business operations, you’ll be working on groundbreaking projects that have a real-world impact. Supported by mentorship from industry experts, continuous development programmes, and a clear path for growth, you’ll be part of a team that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, helping to create a safer, more connected world.

What we offer you

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.

We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Pension
• Dental
• Critical Illness
• Life Assurance
• Travel Insurance
• Employee discounts for top high street shops
• Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counseling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
• Internal training and development alongside our Education assistance programmes
• Reimbursement for a professional membership
• Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave

Business Environment

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) provides systems engineering, software development, training solutions and complex program management for global security, civil and commercial markets. Simply stated, our mission is to be the world’s leading global security and aerospace company. To achieve this mission, RMS draws on its core capabilities in advanced platforms and weapons, C4ISR, global sustainment, training and sensors.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and reflect our values of doing what's right, respecting others and performing with excellence. By engaging with all our employees' diverse talents and experiences every day, we can innovate different and better, creating cutting edge solutions and unparalleled customer value.

We know that diversity of thought leads to better solutions for our customers. Our top priority is finding the best candidate for the job and if you are interested in the position, we’d love to hear how you might contribute to our mission and our team and would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the criteria set out in our job advert. In addition, we are committed to inclusion of all individuals and will make reasonable adjustments to our applications process.