Financial Analyst

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Derby is seeking an experienced Finance Analyst to provide crucial financial analysis and insights to bolster performance and aid strategic decision-making. The successful candidate will have a background in accounting and relevant experience in forecasting and budgeting, along with knowledge of financial systems. This role offers a chance to contribute to a respected team's goals in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in forecasting, budgeting and cost accounting.
• Knowledge of financial systems (SAP/HFM) beneficial.
• Background in contract review process is required.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Business Support Team to ensure on-time delivery of deliverables.
• Support decisions and scenario analysis as requested.
• Lead the preparation of forecasts and reporting packs.
• Maximise use of standardised models ensuring accuracy.
• Support the Improvement Journey to Process Excellence.
• Participate in driving the Finance Service Delivery Model.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Cost accounting

Knowledge of SAP

Knowledge of HFM

Contract review process

Preparation of Business Evaluations

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA preferred)

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Title: Finance Analyst

Working Pattern: Full-Time

Working location: Derby

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Analyst to join our Rolls‑Royce team in Derby.

As a Finance Analyst you will be working within the established Submarines Finance Business Support Team. You will make an invaluable contribution by providing financial analysis and insights that improve performance and support strategic decision making.

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.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing

With this great opportunity you will have a chance to:

• Work with the Business Support Team (BST) to ensure collective on time delivery of the BST's deliverables (to include reporting, reconciliations and other activities), preparation of month end statutory actuals and communication of any issues liaising with Defence HQ, Finance Service Centre or external auditors where required.
• Supporting decisions and scenario analysis as requested by the Business and Business Partners, in line with agreed timescales.
• Lead the preparation of forecasts, including setting timetables, communication of any issues, preparation of reporting packs and leading the consolidation and input into VBM.
• Maximise the use of standardised models, ensuring the accuracy, meeting of deadlines and ensuring that all work is compliant.
• Actively work with the business and associated finance business partners, supporting the Improvement Journey to Process Excellence and pro‑actively engaging in improvement activities.
• Participate in and helping drive forward the Finance Service Delivery Model, to help prepare the business for growth and efficiency.

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.

To be successful in this role you will need to have a background in following areas:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA preferred).
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Forecasting, budgeting and cost accounting experience.
• Knowledge of financial systems (SAP/HFM).
• Contract review process experience.
• Basic experience in preparation of Business Evaluations/ business cases.

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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls‑Royce.

To work for the Rolls‑Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls‑Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.