Assistant Finance Manager

Rolls-royce; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company is seeking a financial support professional to deliver commercial support across key contracts. The role involves business partnering with stakeholders to enhance pricing consistency, provide financial analysis, and support junior team members. Candidates should have relevant industry experience and strong analytical skills, alongside proficiency in management accounting and tools like Excel and SAP. This position offers the opportunity to contribute significantly to the financial operations of high-profile defense contracts.

Qualifications

• Industry experience gained within a multi‑site multi‑contract complex organisation.
• Experience in management accounting, including producing reports/analysis.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Support business partnering with stakeholders on commercial decision making.
• Ensure pricing consistency and adherence to contract pricing framework.
• Provide regular pricing updates both internally and to clients.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Business partnering

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification or QBE

Tools

Excel Macros

SAP

Cognos

Job description

Overview

This role profile is a guide to the work you will initially be required to undertake. It may be changed from time to time to incorporate changing circumstances. It does not form part of your contract of employment. Overall Purpose of the Role An influential and high‑profile role delivering financial and commercial support across key Defence contracts. Through effective business partnering, the role will continually improve pricing and add value to commercial activities undertaken., PURPOSE: Commercial Support

Responsibilities

• Business Partner key stakeholders (financial and non‑financial) ensuring strong commercial decision making.
• Attend client meetings to update on pricing progress.
• Ensure pricing consistency across Finance Assistants pricing within the team, providing assurance on our adherence to contract pricing framework.
• Manage a uniform approach to balance sheet controls and month end activities across our Finance Assistant community.
• Work with operators to ensure prompt commencement of requirements following commercial approval of contract changes.
• Provide regular updates on pricing progress both internally and to the client.
• Support FBP on pricing of new business and organic growth opportunities.
• Calculation of volumetric files across the 3 regions ensuring standardisation of the files and contractual compliance.
• Support with completion of documentation for client tenders, negotiations and capital expenditure appraisals.
• Support operational teams with understanding actions required on mobilisation of contract changes and ensure that these are executed in line with timetable.
• Ad-hoc financial analysis and modelling to improve our way of working.
• You will ensure health and safety of all colleagues within the business and report any incidents via the approved company processes.
• Support the development of junior team members and facilitate training courses for new team members.

Qualifications

• Industry experience gained within a multi‑site multi‑contract complex organisation.
• Experience of management accounting inclusive of accounting adjustments, producing reports/analysis to support commercial decision making.
• Analytical and with a high level of attention to detail.
• Experience of business partnering non‑finance professionals to support the delivery of sound financial information.

Desirable

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or QBE with varied experience in accounting roles
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Excel Macros and VBA
• Experience of SAP and Cognos as analysis and reporting tools

Performance Standards

• Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate oral and written information concisely and logically - to both finance and non‑finance people
• Pro‑active and energetic approach
• Ability to analyse and evaluate information concisely
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to influence internal and external parties
• Self‑motivated with an ability to effectively plan and organise own work
• Ability to take on a broad spectrum of work under pressure and to deliver in agreed timescales

Leadership behaviours

• Communication - ability to manage, develop and lead peers
• Can Do - Finds new / quicker ways of meeting goals, shows conviction in own judgement and decisions, responds quickly under pressure and overcomes hurdles to achieve targets
• Share Success - Provides task related feedback to do the job effectively and provides excellent service. Delegates tasks to develop others
• Passion for Quality - Sets demanding performance expectations, sets priorities to maximise benefits, tracks the commercial implications of a situation in a step by step way
• Win through Teamwork - Pursues friendly relationships with colleagues and clients, makes contact with colleagues across the organisation and shares own knowledge and insight and displays a high level of energy and commitment to the role and organisation
• Embrace Diversity - Listens to others and values their contributions, receptive to new and builds on ideas and acts in ethical and socially responsible manner