Finance Manager - Group

Rolls-Royce; Derby; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading engineering company as a Finance Manager in Derby. You will partner with leadership teams to drive performance management and cost optimization. The role requires a Chartered Accountant with strong analytical skills and the ability to influence stakeholders effectively. Enjoy excellent development opportunities and a competitive salary with exceptional benefits.

Benefits

Bonus

Employee Support Assistance

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of health and safety standards.
• Ability to work effectively globally and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive cost optimization and tangible YOY savings.
• Deliver financial commitments and ensure optimal performance.
• Provide financial insight into the Procurement sourcing process.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACMA, ACCA)

Tools

SAP

HFM

Coupa

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our team in Derby.

This role will play a leading role in partnering with the GBS service area leadership teams to help drive performance management of our operating cost targets. The two principle teams this role supports are: Group Property (scope covers £22m annual operating costs, land sales ~£4m p/a, IFRS16 leases including Arval cars ~£50m and managed spend of £320m); and Indirect Procurement (scope covers £20m operating costs, annual indirect spend of £2bn over 1000+ vendors).

With a strong commitment to cost transparency, we work in partnership with the Divisions to deliver efficient, effective market leading services which bring real value to the Group.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

What you will be doing:

• Support the GBS service line teams and Indirect Procurement to drive cost optimisation and tangible YOY savings. This includes cost analysis of the GBS financials to provide insight to drive action.
• Financial management of the business to deliver financial commitments. Ensure budgets and forecasts are translated into business level plans; pro-actively work to ensure optimal performance and achievement of business targets and strategy.
• Provide financial insight into the Procurement sourcing process including supplier financial performance analysis and payment terms as well as reporting our own prompt payment performance.
• As an integral part of the site services and procurement leadership teams, work with the teams to develop innovative solutions on new ways of working, sustainability and to optimise our relationships with suppliers or service providers.
• Support user experience business cases through the Investment Committee process, providing ad hoc reports, assessments or presentations as required and deputising for the GBS Finance Business Partner.

Who we’re looking for

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. For this role you will need to demonstrate understanding of the appliable health and safety standards and we are looking for someone who is/has:

• A Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACMA, ACCA)
• Well organised and competent in understanding issues and getting to the heart of a
  problem fast.
• Ability to prioritise and work under minimal supervision.
• Able to work effectively globally, sensitive to language and cultural differences, develop relationships and influence people to drive outcomes
• A personable, driven, effective communicator who can work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and SME’s.
• Good hands-on knowledge of key Rolls-Royce systems, including SAP, HFM, Coupa.
• Good excel and PowerPoint skills.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational engineering company incorporated in February 2011 that owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries.