Internal Controls Senior Manager

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings Trust contributions

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Employee Shares - Matched

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking an Internal Controls Senior Manager to join the Group Internal Controls team in Derby. The role, based in hybrid Derby offices (3 days on site), focuses on defining and monitoring the internal control system with emphasis on finance processes and controls.

You will provide guidance, lead improvements, and report to executive leadership. You will interact with senior management to drive control improvements, perform testing, and support assurance activities across Civil and

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy or audit qualification required.
• Subject matter expert in establishing an internal control system.
• Experience implementing SOX controls and a SOX compliance programme.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Strong verbal and numerical analytical ability.
• Good communication skills to question, listen, interpret and explain concepts.
• Resilient, self-motivated and able to influence at all levels.
• Based in or near Derby, UK, with international travel when required.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to define, manage and monitor the Aerospace Business’s internal control system, focusing on finance processes and controls.
• Lead testing and remediation to improve the internal control environment across Civil, Defence and Group.
• Coordinate with Civil and Defence Internal Control Managers for consistency.
• Oversee self-assessment of internal control systems for Aerospace.
• Engage with internal and external customers to resolve control problems and drive improvement initiatives.
• Report findings to Audit Committees and CFO Leadership Team.

Skills

Strong commercial acumen

Excellent communication skills

Strong verbal and numerical analytical

Education

Professional accountancy and/or audit qualification

Tools

SOX compliance programme

Job description

Job Description

Internal Controls Senior Manager

Full Time

Derby/ Hybrid (3 days per week on site)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Internal Controls Senior Manager to join the Group Internal Controls team in Derby.

The Internal Control team helps our business continuously improve through identifying pragmatic solutions to process and control problems. We provide assurance and advice to help our business stay in control whilst growing profitably. We do this by continually assessing the internal control environment and providing advice at all levels covering first line transactional controls, second line compliance and senior management supervisory and oversight responsibilities.

As a Senior Internal Control Manager, you will be responsible for the provision of guidance and consulting activity to define, manage and monitor our Aerospace Business’s internal control system, with a particular focus on finance processes and controls. You will provide process, tools and insight to improve and assure the integrity of financial information. You will help to provide assurance to the Board, Audit Committee and Executive Management on the effectiveness of the internal control system.

You will have the opportunity to work within a rapidly growing area and contribute to its long running success. The size of the team provides the opportunity for all team-members to work alongside and communicate with senior management on a day-to-day basis.

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Group Head of Internal Controls, your role will include:

• Using your specialist knowledge, and previous experience, to provide the business and the Internal Control colleagues with technical support on best practice internal controls.
• Working with the business to create a clear vision of what internal controls are needed and why.
• Offering specialist insight, expertise and advice to the business to lead the development of improved internal controls that operate in the most efficient and effective way.
• Constructively challenging current internal controls, leading and performing testing, and working with the business to remediate actions to improve the Internal control environment, in all businesses within Civil, Defence and across the Group.
• Overseeing the Civil and Defence Internal Control Managers to ensure a consistent and collaborative approach is applied across the Group.
• Leading the self-assessment of the internal control systems for Aerospace, and guiding colleagues in the completion of the self-assessment process.
• Working with customers (internal and external) to resolve control problems, answer questions, review processes and provide improvement suggestions leading Business Improvement programmes.
• Influencing and working with employees at all levels, and particularly senior management, clearly explaining the importance of good internal controls and opportunities for improvements. The role requires continual coordination and negotiation with numerous groups from within and outside the company.
• Highlighting the key control themes and systemic issues and reporting findings to the Audit Committees and CFO Leadership Team.

Preferred qualifications:

• A professional accountancy and / or audit qualification

Preferred requirements:

• Subject matter expert in establishing an internal control system within an organisation
• Experience in implementing SOX controls and a SOX compliance programme is highly desirable
• Strong commercial acumen
• Strong verbal and numerical analytical ability
• Good communication skills to enable you to question, listen, interpret and explain concepts
• Resilient, self-motivated and accomplished at forming relationships and influencing people at all levels in the company.
• Be based in or close to Derby, UK.
• Be willing and able to travel to our operations anywhere in the world from time to time (if required)

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Regional benefits:

• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
• Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free!

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being athigh 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.

This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. 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.

Closing date: Midnight 19th October 2026

Job Category

Finance

Posting Date

13 Oct 2026; 00:10

Posting End Date

19 Oct 2026