Business & Investment Cases Manager

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a pro-active and self-motivated Finance Manager to join the Central Finance Team. This position plays a leading role in evaluating and controlling our investments (whether opex or capex) and will work closely with the VP Finance roles to challenge the business on investment costs and benefits. This role will enable you to develop key relationships with the wider Rolls-Royce Team both finance and non-finance colleagues.

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.

What you will be doing: In this exciting role, you will ensure that manufacturing processes are in full compliance to Health, Safety & Environmental Standards and meet the expectations of the Zero Harm programme, as well as:

• Orchestrate the IT/Digital, GBS and HO Investment Review Committees such that all investments are controlled, monitored, approved, and reviewed in accordance with delegated authorities.
• Critically analyse investment schemes and provide healthy challenge on areas such as strategic rationale, investment costs, benefits, ongoing run cost.
• Ensure that the business has a multi-year dynamic investment portfolio plan that covers all investments and associated benefits contained within Group affordability.
• Ensure all investments are established correctly and drive the monthly reporting to challenge the business on delivery performance, investment costs and benefits.
• Ensure in-flight and post implementation reviews are conducted for investment projects as required.
• Ensure assets under construction are capitalised on a timely manner.
• Where required, assist the IT/Digital teams with the development of business cases and work with the PMO through the gated review stages.
• Be accountable for the planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes for investments across Central.
• Provide support and guidance to business leaders and non-finance teams (e.g. Project Managers) on investment cases, the lifecycle of an investment, asset accounting treatment and any updates/changes to the Group Investment Process.

Who we’re looking for: Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll 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.

• A qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACMA, ACCA).
• Well organised and competent in understanding issues and getting to the heart of a problem fast.
• Ability to prioritise and work under minimal supervision.
• Able to work effectively globally, sensitive to language and cultural differences, develop relationships and influence people to drive outcomes.
• A personable, driven, effective communicator who can work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and SME’s.

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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.