Senior Finance Analyst - Customer & Business Development - (12 Months) - Fixed Term

Rolls-Royce Corporation; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Employee support services

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Derby seeks a Senior Finance Analyst for the Civil Customer and Business Development team on a 12-month fixed-term basis. You will forecast cash and profits, partner with global regional teams, and contribute to digitising key finance processes.

The role requires degree-level education (CIMA/ACA or equivalent), strong Excel skills, and the ability to influence and communicate with senior stakeholders. A proactive, collaborative team player is essential.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level/CIMA/ACA or equivalent.
• Highly numerate with strong analytical and influencing skills.
• Proficient in MS Excel and experience using digital tools.
• Commercial experience would be highly beneficial.
• A strong team-worker with experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Energy and drive - a self-starter, prepared to challenge the status quo and proactively identify/implement process improvements.
• Strong communicator - written & verbally, ensuring key salients are summarised with an ability to go deeper depending on the audience.
• Professional and flexible in approach and able to manage a varied workload with competing priorities, alongside working with a globally dispersed team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly cash forecasts using customer cash forecasting models, considering operational drivers and contractual terms.
• Interface with Customer Regional Teams worldwide to improve forecast accuracy and challenge assumptions.
• Provide coaching and support to ensure understanding of Rolls-Royce priorities and enable effective selling.
• Support development and digitisation of key processes with stakeholders across Civil Finance.
• Liaise with Engine Value Streams to align cash flows with Aftermarket and contract restructuring.
• Prepare clear, insightful presentation material for the Civil CFO, Customer Leadership Team and regional teams.

Skills

MS Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Degree level / CIMA / ACA

Tools

Digital tools

Job description

Job Description Job Title - Senior Finance Analyst - Customer & Business Development - (12 Months) - Fixed Term Location: Derby Working Pattern: Full Time / Fixed Term

Position Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Analyst - Customer & Business Development - (12 Months) - Fixed Term - to join the Civil Customer and Business Development Team in Derby.

What you will be doing

• Working with the Finance VPs and Customer Regional Teams to prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly cash forecasts using the customer cash forecasting models - taking account of operational drivers (e.g. Engine Flying hours), contractual obligations (e.g. price and payment terms) and customer behaviour (e.g. expectations around use of credit notes, overdue debt, customer risk).
• Interfacing with members of the Customer Regional Teams around the world (including Commercial teams, Account Managers, Sales and VPs) to continuously understand, challenge and improve the accuracy of our customer cash and profit forecast.
• Provide coaching, education and support to ensure understanding and achievement of RR key priorities and enable the team to sell effectively. Opportunities to join external customer meetings if desired.
• Supporting the further development and digitisation of key processes in partnership with stakeholders across Civil Finance.
• Liaising with the Engine Value Streams to ensure alignment on key Aftermarket and Spare engine related cash flows along with existing contract restructuring.
• Preparing clear and insightful presentation material for consumption by the Civil CFO, the Customer Leadership Team, Regional business teams and other key business stakeholders.

Position Qualifications

• Educated to degree level/CIMA/ACA or have equivalent professional experience.
• Highly numerate, a problem solver and possessing strong analytical and influencing skills.
• Proficient knowledge of MS Excel and experience using digital tools.
• Commercial experience would be highly beneficial.
• A strong team-worker with experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Energy and drive - a self-starter, prepared to challenge the status quo and proactively identify/implement process improvements.
• Strong communicator - written & verbally, ensuring key salients are summarised with an ability to go deeper depending on the audience.
• Professional and flexible in approach and able to manage a varied workload with competing priorities, alongside working with a globally dispersed team.

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits.

These include employee support assistance, employee discounts and much more.

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 at high risk. 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

People Leader - Kerri Rosling Grade: Level SNBG (8-10) Closing Date: 25th November 2026.

Job Category Finance Posting Date 11 Nov 2026; 00:11 Posting End Date 25 Nov 2026

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