About the role
Finance Analyst Full time / Hybrid (3 days on site per week), Bristol
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Analyst to join our Civil Aerospace Manufacturing Operations team based in either Derby or Bristol, providing support to the 2 Turbine Systems manufacturing facilities on site in Bristol. Should the role be based in Derby, this will require frequent visits and onsite working throughout each month, onsite in Bristol.
This role will be known internally as a Finance Analyst Manufacturing Operations. The Turbines manufacturing facility in Bristol is our centre of excellence for nozzle guide vane manufacturing and plays a key role in manufacturing parts for a number of customers across a number of sectors.
The role will report directly into the Site Finance Business Partner (Site FBP) and features as part of the wider Turbine Systems Manufacturing Business Unit, a key business within Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace Manufacturing Operations.
The role of a Finance Analyst is to provide robust Analyst support to the Site FBP, along with the first line leadership teams. Provide challenge to the business to help make the right business decisions, and provide business acumen to help drive efficiency, cost effectiveness and standardisation across Manufacturing Operations. The role supports financial governance and ensures that financial controls are operating effectively for the relevant area. This role is to be executed whilst adhering to relevant standardised procedures & systems whilst maintaining/contributing to the required level of functional stewardship.
Responsibilities
•Support the Site FBP and the Bristol team to provide information, insight and challenge to the teams, and drive strong financial performance on P&L/Balance sheet
•Robust and timely completion of monthly reporting, including SAP, journals, P&L and balance sheet
•Support the completion of financial forecasts, including planning models and review packs, understanding key movements with comparators
•Support Manufacturing and functional teams to improve financial acumen, and promote a cost-conscious culture
•Support cost engagement across the site(s); ensuring that regular cost reviews & idea generation are held; P&L status is understood to ensure key levers behind actuals and forecasts are recognised, as well as major risks identified/mitigated, and opportunities highlighted & maximised
•Robust review of actuals against forecasts to provide insightful commentary, identifying trends, and ensuring any corrective actions required by the Manufacturing & Functional teams are identified and prioritised
•Ensure that management information and insights can be relied upon, and robust governance & stewardship is achieved
•Provide financial & business advice to the business in raising capital schemes; ensure that capital is appropriately planned and business cases are sound and adhere to the appropriate governance
•Provide robust support to PMO and business cases, as required
•Provide leadership support and delegation to the Site FBP when required
•Work closely with the Man Ops HQ team and EFSC to ensure that appropriate finance support is provided to the sites
•Accountable for effective business & financial controls and compliance for the Site(s), including Blackline, AUC reviews, Impairment reviews
•Work pro-actively with Site Domestic CoP to simplify/standardise key processes, and share and deploy best knowledge
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 will need to have the experience listed below:
•Finance Professional
•Knowledge of SAP and HFM advantageous
•Strong Excel skills
•Able to build effective working relationships with a diverse range of individuals and teams
•Experience in communicating to non-Finance personnel
•Experience working in an accounting role
•Customer focused, with a drive for process improvement
This role will require frequent visits/onsite working throughout each month to the manufacturing plant in Bristol.
Additional information
•Grade: SNBG 7-10
•Hiring Manager: James Siddons / Emily Cooper
•Job Category: Finance
•Posting Date: 27 Oct 2026
•Posting End Date: 09 Nov 2026
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 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. 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.
