Internal Controls Senior Manager

Job Description INTERNAL CONTROLS SENIOR MANAGER - Finance Full Time - Hybrid Derby An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Internal Controls Manager to join the Group Internal Controls team, with a specific focus on financial reporting risk and controls. The role requires a seasoned and experienced Internal Control subject matter expert, with excellent technical knowledge of US SOX or equivalent and strong experience of financial processes and controls implementation in a Global environment. The role reports to the Group Head of Internal Controls but is required to work closely with the Group Internal Controls Assurance team (Delhi) and key stakeholders in Global Business Services (GBS), Group Financial Control and with our external auditors (PwC). As a Senior Internal Controls Manager in a second line of assurance team, you will be responsible for providing specialist knowledge and guidance to GBS to support the organisation to deliver the financial control priorities and demonstrate effective internal controls over financial reporting and fraud risk in line with external standards and best practice. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with all members of the team on group wide initiatives, will interact with process and control owners on a day-to-day basis and with senior IT & Digital stakeholders regularly to discuss key control and remediation themes. Your work will help to provide assurance to the Board, Audit Committee and Executive Management on the effectiveness of the internal control system. What you will be doing Influencing and working with employees at all levels, and particularly senior management to clearly explain the importance of good internal controls and opportunities for improvements Partnering with GBS to assess the impact of change initiatives (including simplification, automation, offshoring, etc) on risk and controls Proactively highlighting the key control themes, systemic issues and reporting findings to management, Risk and Audit Committees and the CFO Leadership Team. Using your specialist knowledge, and previous experience, to provide the business and internal control colleagues with technical support on IT internal controls best practice Offering specialist insight, expertise and advice to the business to lead the development of improved IT internal controls that operate in the most efficient and effective way Constructively challenging current IT internal controls and working with the business to remediate testing actions to improve the internal control environment Working with customers (internal and external) to resolve control problems, answer questions, review processes and provide control improvement suggestions to support improvement initiatives Oversight of governance and controls relating to Segregation of Duties, including, but not limited to remediation/mitigation strategies and lookback activity to ensure that where conflicts remain, there is no risk crystallisation or financial/fraud impact for Rolls-Royce Why Rolls-Royce? Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference. 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 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. Who we’re looking for In addition for this role, we are looking for someone who has: A professional accountancy and / or audit qualification Experience of developing an effective internal control system within an organisation Knowledge implementing SOX controls and a SOX compliance programme or equivalent is highly desirable Good knowledge of internal control frameworks (such as COSO) Strong commercial acumen, verbal and numerical analytical ability Resilient, self-motivated and accomplished at forming relationships and influencing people at all levels in the company Excellent communication skills, with an ability to question, interpret and explain control concepts in a simple and concise manner The ability to travel to our operations in Poland, India and North America from time to time (if required) 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 and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. This particular role is a leadership role and as such we expect the successful individual to be able to exhibit many of our Leadership Expectations, which are: One Enterprise Mindset, One Team Adaptiveness & Resilience Holistic Thinking, Simplification & Decisiveness Execution & Business Impact Operational Effectiveness Build Talent & Capabilities In addition for this role, we are looking for someone who has: A professional accountancy and / or audit qualification Experience of developing an effective internal control system within an organisation Knowledge implementing SOX controls and a SOX compliance programme or equivalent is highly desirable Good knowledge of internal control frameworks (such as COSO) Strong commercial acumen, verbal and numerical analytical ability Resilient, self-motivated and accomplished at forming relationships and influencing people at all levels in the company Excellent communication skills, with an ability to question, interpret and explain control concepts in a simple and concise manner The ability to travel to our operations in Poland, India and North America from time to time (if required) Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business. 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. Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy Grade: Management Band B For further information please contact: Alison Connaughton [email protected] Job Category Finance Posting Date 07 Aug 2025; 00:08 Posting End Date 13 Aug 2025 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet vital power needs.