Senior Finance Business Partner (Infrastructure)

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Senior Finance Business Partner - Submarines

Full time - Hybrid

Derby

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Business Partner (Grade B) supporting the New Build & Components (NB&C) Delivery Business Unit (DBU) of the Rolls-Royce Submarines (RRSL) business based in Derby.

The RRSL business is embarking on a remarkable period of growth both in existing markets and in new ventures. The NB&C DBU delivers and supports critical activities to support the Royal Navy.

The New Build & Components (NB&C) business unit is responsible for Component Delivery Engineering and for our integration with the shipbuilder in Barrow in Furness through our site-based teams. The focus for NB&C is on - delivering our remaining Astute platforms to sea Dreadnought the UKs top defence priority and most important programme in a generation and preparing for new product introduction and facility expansion programmes for SSN-AUKUS.

These critical activities and deliveries are key to delivering our commitments to the Customer ensuring we deliver on time on cost and safely.

What you will be doing

• Working with Delivery Business Units (DBUs) Senior Management Team to ensure that business meets/beats the financial commitments. Identifying drivers and connections of the DBUs business performance

• Working with the DBUs in the development of the DBU strategy producing business plans/cases as required

• Owning key financial relationship with Submarines Alliance as part of the Dreadnought Programme

• Producing business forecasts that are balanced challenging and supported by coherent assumptions

• Ensuring contract reviews meet governance requirements and challenge business performance

• Regular interface with Customer through provision of MoD spend forecasts agreement of payment plans forecast and actuals and other performance reviews

• Provision of cost justification to MoD Auditors and liaise with statutory auditors

• Responsibility for DBUs individual and consolidated Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet control and fidelity

• Senior member of the finance function in Subs and providing a leadership role in both the finance area and the DBUs 1st lines

• Promotion of financial awareness within the business and Lead engage and develop direct report(s)

• Develop a continuous improvement culture within the business championing compliance and the sustainment of good quality data.

• Actively support the HSE policies and be responsible for the H&S of all people within their area (including visitors and contractors)

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 frequency will depend on business needs nature of role what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Who were 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.

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

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• Be a qualified accountant with proven experience and time served in a financial leadership role.

• Have experience with long-term contract accounting (IFRS 15) understanding complex financial arrangements and their implications.

• Demonstrate a strong commercial mindset using financial insight to drive business performance and strategic decision-making.

• Be an effective leader with proven experience in managing and guiding teams at a senior level. Have demonstrated the ability to both set and manage to a budget and forecast

It is desirable but not essential that you have knowledge or experience with:

• Single Source Contract Regulations (SSCR) and their application within government contracts.

• IFRS 16 and the key principals of finance lease accounting

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

The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

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.

Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy

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 to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individualswho are a UK national or in MoD approved cases a dual national.

Grade: Management Level B

For further information please contact: Alison Connaughton (

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