VP Finance - Engineering Portfolio

Job Description

VP Finance - Engineering Portfolio

Derby / Hybrid, Full time

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become the VP Finance - Engineering Portfolio within the newly formed Engineering, Technology & Safety (ET&S) team.  ET&S includes 14,000 of our wonderful engineers and is responsible for c£2bn of engineering spend on research and development and products per annum.  This is a demanding but rewarding role and you will be joining the team at a challenging and energising time as we drive to beat our mid-term targets as set out in our Capital Markets Day in November 2023.

Reporting directly to the SVP Finance for ET&S and acting as a partner to the Director of Engineering Portfolio, Programme Management and Strategy for ET&S, you will play a critical role in aligning financial strategy with business objectives, ensuring optimal resource allocation across our project portfolio.  You will drive data-led decision-making. You will work closely with stakeholders to plan, evaluate, and monitor performance across the portfolio, ensuring the successful delivery of key outcomes.

We’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

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.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re 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.

What you will be doing:

In this role you will provide insight on financial performance to support decision making and performance management, determining where interventions are required:

• Partner with senior leadership to drive strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting across the portfolio.

• Lead financial oversight of project and portfolio performance, identifying risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.

• Develop and implement robust financial models and tools to evaluate key project viability, return on investment, and resource allocation. Defining the right level of reporting and forecasting information to make a difference.

• Provide insights and recommendations to optimize portfolio performance and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate financial planning into overall business strategy. Work closely with our transformation team to ensure changes to our new ways of working as sustainable and relevant

• Lead portfolio reviews, preparing clear and concise reports for executive decision-making.

• Enhance financial governance and reporting processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and transparency.

• Collaborate and constructively challenging our colleagues to help deliver financial commitments and in ensuring fair and balanced messaging.

Who we are looking for:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do.  These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. 

We’re looking for an experienced finance professional with a proven track record in portfolio management, planning, and business partnering. You will bring a strategic mindset, exceptional analytical skills, and the ability to influence at all levels.

• Professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ACA).

• Extensive experience in financial planning, portfolio management, or a related role.

• Proven ability to manage complex budgets and forecasts within a project-based environment.

• Strong financial modelling, scenario planning, and risk assessment capabilities.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.

• Proficiency in financial systems and tools (e.g., SAP, Excel, Power BI).

• A proactive and solutions-focused approach to problem-solving.

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

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. 

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.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at www.careers.rolls-royce.com

Closing date: 30th March 2025

Grade: B

For more information please contact: Steve Trippier

Job Category

Finance

Posting Date

18 Mar 2025; 00:03Posting End Date30 Mar 2025