Group Financial Reporting Senior Manager

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in engineering is seeking a Group Financial Reporting Senior Manager to ensure compliance with financial statements and manage efficient audit processes. Based in Derby with a hybrid work model, the role involves collaboration with stakeholders to deliver high-quality financial records. This full-time position offers opportunities for professional growth and competitive remuneration.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in financial reporting and compliance.
• Strong background in managing external audit processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial statements comply with policies and standards.
• Lead programme management for external audits.
• Drive efficiencies in external audit processes.

Skills

Financial Statement Compliance

Programme Management

Stakeholder Management

External Audit Processes

Job description

Job Description

Group Financial Reporting Senior Manager

Derby UK

Derby / Hybrid 2 / 3 Days onsite

What you will be doing

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Group Financial Control team with a specific focus on ensuring our financial statements are compliant with financial policies and regulatory standards whilst driving an efficient audit across the Group.

The role reports to the Head of Group Reporting and will be responsible for coordinating the groups activities to ensure external reporting deadlines are met and the external audit is delivered in the most efficient way. The role will work closely with key stakeholders within Group Financial Control Group Technical Accounting and the finance and business teams across each of the divisions as well as with our external auditors.

A key aspect of the role is to ensure the smooth running of our processes through robust programme management and collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders across the Group Financial Control team wider Rolls‑Royce teams and with PwC. We are a partner of the business. Our mission is to prepare and provide trustworthy financial records insights and counsel to support informed decision making on behalf of the divisions whilst driving for a no‑surprise culture.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring reported financial statements are compliant with financial policy and regulatory standards.
• Partner closely with the Group Reporting Group Statutory and Group Technical teams to understand accounting treatments and ensure they are reported in line with IFRS and Group Finance manuals.
• Lead the programme management of the external audit processes. Work with Group Financial Control Group Technical Accounting and the finance and business teams across each of the divisions as well as with our external auditors to produce and track a detailed plan for external reporting periods.
• Drive efficiencies in the external audit through detailed reviews and monitoring against the plan working with the businesses and the external auditors on more efficient methods and processes.
• Review understand and challenge account definitions in our chart of accounts ensure the presentation of balances in the financial statements adhere to IFRS and Group Finance manual.
• Work closely with the Director of Group Financial Control & Tax to lead potential future external audit tender activity.
• Play an integral part of the Group Financial Control Leadership Team setting clear direction and priorities for the Group Financial Control organisation and ensuring alignment across the divisions.
• This position has no direct reports however a key requirement will be to influence and work across our divisions to improve deliverables and processes.
• Work with and effectively manage relationships with Technical Accounting Chief Accountants Heads of Corporate Functions including Tax Treasury Mergers & Acquisitions Company Secretariat and Head of Investor Relations.
• Lead on ad hoc projects that require financial reporting expertise including M&A activities

Why Rolls‑Royce

Work with us and well welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

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

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office home or another remote location. Its a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum were all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons on average three days per week. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Who we are looking for

Being a part of Rolls‑Royce youll know we put safety first do the right thing keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

One Enterprise Mindset One Team

• Lead across the ecosystem setting and communicating clear direction and expectations
• Embrace one Rolls‑Royce one team mindset
• Believe in the extraordinary! Be passionate about the success of the business and hungry for success
• Encourage open and respectful debate and inclusion of diverse perspectives

Adaptiveness & Resilience

• Adapt to change and pivot strategies to ensure timely and effective execution in a dynamic environment
• Increase resilience build flexible and agile structure and processes

Holistic Thinking Simplification & Decisiveness

• Connect the dots and see the bigger picture
• Create fit for purpose solutions and reduce complexity
• Make fast and well-informed decisions leveraging world class benchmarks where it matters most

Execution & Business Impact

• Build high trust and mobilize teams through purpose focus and strategic alignment
• Optimize performance and deliver consistent results
• Manage risks and take timely interventions
• Create a systemic rhythm in the organization to enable our strategic progress ambition

Operational Effectiveness

• Prioritize dynamically (applying intensity pace and rigour where it matters the most)
• Build proactive responsive capabilities

Build Talent & Capabilities

• Apply high-performance focus across business and people provide regular feedback and have zero tolerance for mediocrity
• Increase curiosity and learning agility future proof capabilities by upskilling talent through hiring reskilling and talent mobility

Join us & help Rolls‑Royce to become a high‑performing competitive resilient business.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Level B.

We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Were 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 well be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

Grade: Level B

Closing Date: 27 / 08 / 2025

Recruiter: Job Category

Required Experience: Senior Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time