Vice President Finance - Global Business Services
Fulltime
Derby/Hybrid
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a VP Finance - Global Business Services to join the Central Finance Head Office team, based in Derby.
As VP Finance - Global Business Services, you will be an integral part of the GBS Executive team and will play a leading role in securing savings on managed service costs, optimising GBS service delivery costs and shaping/delivering the emerging global GBS strategy. This role also provides a unique opportunity to become a Director of RR International, which is a separate legal entity and involves ensuring we meet our statutory obligations.
What we offer
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. As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.
What you will be doing
* An integral part of the GBS leadership team providing strategic direction and options to drive business performance.
* A business partner ensuring a good understanding of our financial numbers and issues exists at all levels of GBS management.
* Supporting the GBS teams to drive cost savings across all service lines through procurement price reduction and challenging demand increases, or via further optimisation choices.
* Providing cost transparency to the Divisions of GBS costs and working with the Divisional Leaders to identify further cost optimisation.
* Ensuring financial management of the Business to deliver financial commitments and ensuring budgets and multi-year forecasts are translated into business level plans; pro-actively work to ensure optimal performance and achievement of business targets and strategy.
* Managing reporting, forecasting and statutory requirements for GBS with the help of the regional Finance Managers.
* Acting as Director of R-R International and ensuring that its statutory requirements are enacted.
* Managing our outsourced provider of finance for small countries across the globe.
* Interpreting performance trends, supporting the generation of improvement plans and providing solutions to senior management on financial issues.
* Providing ad hoc reports, assessments or presentations as required.
Who we're looking for:
* A Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACMA, ACCA) with extensive PQE.
* 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.
* Demonstrated commercial acumen.
* A proactive and self-driven team player, resilient and results driven.
* Good hands-on knowledge of key Rolls-Royce systems, including SAP, HFM, Coupa.
* Good MS Excel and PowerPoint skills.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment.
Job Category: Finance
Posting Date: 08 Nov 2024; 00:11
Posting End Date: 22 Nov 2024
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