Statutory Reporting Manager in Derby

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Group Financial Control team for a Statutory Reporting Manager. In this role you will be reporting into Statutory Reporting Senior Manager and will be responsible for supporting the delivery of statutory reporting activities across the Group, ensuring financial statements remain compliant with financial policies and regulatory standards whilst helping to drive an efficient audit process.

Working closely with Group Financial Control, Group Technical Accounting, divisional finance teams and external auditors, you will play a key role in preparing subsidiary statutory accounts, supporting technical accounting activities and identifying opportunities to improve processes and reporting effectiveness.

What you will be doing:

• Preparing and reviewing specific UK subsidiary statutory accounts, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements, Group accounting policies and accounting standards.
• Acting as a key contact for external auditors on subsidiary statutory accounting matters and coordinating actions relating to statutory accounts activity.
• Preparing Group financial statement notes, coordinating data gathering with key business stakeholders and ensuring compliance with IFRS requirements.
• Partnering closely with Group Reporting, Group Statutory and Group Technical teams to understand accounting treatments and ensure they are reflected correctly within financial reporting.
• Supporting activities relating to company law matters, entity planning and restructuring activities, including M&A projects where required.
• Supporting oversight and review of Group share-based payment schemes, ensuring compliance with IFRS requirements and identifying opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies.
• Reviewing monthly management accounts and forecasting activities for selected Head Office entities.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives and identifying opportunities to enhance reporting efficiency, automation and controls.
• Supporting ad hoc projects requiring financial reporting expertise, including M&A activities.

Position Qualifications:

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Minimum of 5 years post-qualified experience.
• Strong practical experience applying IFRS principles within a statutory reporting environment.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience preparing UK subsidiary statutory accounts within a complex organisation.
• Experience gained within external audit environments (Big 4 preferred), or equivalent hands-on statutory reporting experience.
• Experience of UK Company Law, entity planning, restructuring or entity management activities.
• Strong technical accounting experience including knowledge of share-based payment accounting (IFRS 2).
• Experience operating in complex multi-entity and multi-currency reporting environments.
• Strong financial reporting experience with an appreciation of FTSE listing requirements.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to challenge processes and drive improvements.
• Ability to understand complex issues quickly and translate them into practical, effective solutions.

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include employee support assistance and employee discounts and much more:

• 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!
• Digital GP provides a convenient way for you to access GP consultations

Success in this role will require strong collaboration, ownership, continuous improvement and the ability to influence across a complex organisation.

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.

Closing Date: 10th June 2026

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.