Job Description An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to join the Submarine Production Alliance via the Rolls-Royce Submarines Business in Bristol. We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority. Join us and 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. Your needs are as unique as you are. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work. 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. 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 average three days per week. What you will be doing: This role is required to work within our Governance and Approvals team covering business case development for all levels of investment, monitoring and reporting against existing approvals and working alongside both Commercial, Joint Route to Contract and our partners to provide effective Finance Business Partner support: Work with Estimators to develop cost models and assist in the production of Investment Appraisals. Monitor project expenditure against approval and liaise with finance colleagues to ensure that VAT and FOREX costs receive the correct financial treatment. Evaluate, review and ensure viable investment and spending options to support/challenge the recommended option (incl. the development of business cases); referring disputed cases to higher authority. Work collaboratively with Finance Business Partner (FBP) providing timely financial information for relevant Business Cases. Provide prompt evaluation of proposals, returning feedback to the PM and monitoring project cost spend against approval. To challenge and interpret complex supply chains' cost data to support accruals for multiple contract types (FP/TCIF etc.) and project forecasting. Review proposed commercial payment and reward mechanisms to ensure financial accounting implications are identified and understood To influence Senior Leadership within Project, Submarine Delivery Agency and Supply chain within the Cost Control technical field. Who we are 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. Ideally a qualified accountant (CCAB, CIMA or International equivalent), with full membership (with letters) of the relevant accounting body Cost Management Practitioner Financial Analysis, Management Information & Reporting Practitioner Financial Assurance and Scrutiny Awareness Leading Financial Strategy Practitioner Planning and Scheduling Supervised Practitioner 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 Our people | Rolls-Royce 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 from a non-ITAR country. Please be aware that if this role is outside of your current business sector then T&Cs might differ from your existing agreements – for further information please contact your HR PP directly. Job Category Finance Posting Date 28 Aug 2025; 00:08 Posting End Date 14 Sept 2025