Description
Senior Business Administrator (Exec Support) - Submarines
Full Time
Cardiff
As the Senior Business Administrator you will play a critical role in supporting the Site Executive, and driving operational efficiency and business performance across our dedicated teams. You will have the opportunity to utilise your administrative, organisational, IT, and reporting skills to assist our leadership team, and support in leading cross-functional initiatives, optimise our business processes, and support the strategic growth of our department.
With a focus on excellence and data-driven decision-making, you will work closely with our Site Executive, senior stakeholders, and the engineering and project management teams to deliver value to our internal and external customers.
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.
You will be working in a constantly evolving area of the business. In this critical role you will be supporting a number of diverse specialist development, engineering, and commercial teams. From within the Business Management team you will have exposure to a broad range of opportunities, offering significant scope for professional development, cross-functional collaboration and strategic influence.
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.
Your needs are as unique as you are. 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, on three days per week.
What you will be doing
This position will give you a chance to support our local business leadership, drive business performance, influence strategic decision making, and support key stakeholders in a dynamic business environment.
As our Business Administrator you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Site Executive has direct administrative support, support the accuracy of business data, forecast business trends and provide insightful analysis to support our business plan.
This role will involve:
1. Diary management and administrative duties in support of the Site Executive
2. Ensuring compliance with internal controls and company policies
3. Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reports for internal stakeholders
4. Supporting business continuity activities and planning processes
5. Supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
6. Analysing and reporting on performance, finding trends, identifying risks and opportunities
7. Identifying opportunities to streamline processes and introduce digital solutions
8. Developing financial models to support decision making
9. Supporting resourcing strategies
Who we’re looking for:
At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
To be successful in this role you need to have:
10. Business, administrative, or executive assistant experience
11. Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
12. Experience in a target focussed structured organisation
13. IT Analytical and reporting capabilities
14. Capable stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
15. Experience compiling monthly, quarterly and annual reports
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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at
To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.
Job Category
Secretarial / Clerical
Posting Date
28 Aug 2025; 00:08
Posting End Date
04 Sept 2025