Finance Business Partner - Infrastructure

Finance Business Partner – Infrastructure

Location:

Bristol
, Rolls‑Royce
.

As Finance Business Partner for Infrastructure, you will work closely with infrastructure programme teams, alongside wider finance stakeholders, to ensure each project is accounted for correctly. This requires a strong understanding of finance and Government accounting regulations to define the most appropriate accounting policy and treatment for each project.

You will also help to define and shape Finance IT system requirements in support of a new facility.

Working Pattern:
Full Time.

Reports to the VP Finance, UK&I BD & FP & ELC, and supports the Infrastructure programmes within the portfolio.

• Partner with the Infrastructure programme team to ensure the team understands the financial implications of transactions and proposed decisions before they are enacted.
• Recommend and agree the accounting treatment for each infrastructure project, ensuring compliance with Government accounting, contract, and financial accounting rules, and that each project is reflected correctly in the accounts.
• Ensure all infrastructure costs to be charged to contract are allowable, and ensure the organisation recovers costs to contract where appropriate, recommending and implementing new accounting policies/processes as required.
• Review cost recovery of costs impacting cost rate areas to ensure the most appropriate method of cost recovery is used.
• Interface with the MoD / Industry as part of infrastructure governance reviews.
• Act as Finance lead for new ERP system set‑up required in new manufacturing facilities, including understanding and defining finance and cost accounting methodology and system requirements, plus definition, user testing and implementation.
• Act as Finance lead, as required, for the new manufacturing facility following go‑live.
• Hold financial accountability for infrastructure, including cashflow reporting and forecasting.
• Develop and maintain appropriate financial KPIs, including robust risk and opportunity management.
• Support internal governance and audit as appropriate.
• Work as part of the UK&I BD & FP & ELC Finance team to ensure actuals, budgets and forecasts are completed in line with timelines.
• Work with the Senior Business Partner UK&I BD & FP & ELC to ensure consistency and support across the portfolio.
• Provide support to the Finance Analyst and Project Accountant UK&I BD & ELC.

To start, you will require a minimum Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats. In time, this role may require you to hold Developed Vetting (DV). Rolls‑Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently have this in place.

Due to the nature of the work and protection of certain assets, you must hold UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work.

• Post qualified and ideally with Infrastructure industry experience.
• Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA).
• Eligible for SC Clearance.

• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships with a diverse range of individuals and teams.
• Drive for process improvement.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work with others.
• Experience with SAP and Excel.
• Infrastructure contracting.
• New IT system implementation.
• Government cost accounting principles.

We offer excellent development opportunities, 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. The minimum expectation is to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from people with a refugee background. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving.