Internal Controls Senior Manager

Reporting to the Group Head of Internal Controls, your role will include:

• Using your specialist knowledge, and previous experience, to provide the business and the Internal Control colleagues with technical support on best practice internal controls.
• Working with the business to create a clear vision of what internal controls are needed and why.
• Offering specialist insight, expertise and advice to the business to lead the development of improved internal controls that operate in the most efficient and effective way.
• Constructively challenging current internal controls, leading and performing testing, and working with the business to remediate actions to improve the Internal control environment, in all businesses within Civil and across the Group.
• Leading the self-assessment of the internal control systems, and guiding colleagues in the completion of the self-assessment process.
• Working with customers (internal and external) to resolve control problems, answer questions, review processes and provide improvement suggestions leading Business Improvement programmes.
• Influencing and working with employees at all levels, and particularly senior management, clearly explaining the importance of good internal controls and opportunities for improvements. The role requires continual coordination and negotiation with numerous groups from within and outside the company.
• Highlighting the key control themes and systemic issues and reporting findings to the Sector Audit Committees and CFO Leadership Team.

Preferred qualifications:

• A professional accountancy and / or audit qualification

• Subject matter expert in establishing an internal control system within an organisation
• Experience in implementing SOX controls and a SOX compliance programme is highly desirable
• Strong commercial acumen
• Strong verbal and numerical analytical ability
• Good communication skills to enable you to question, listen, interpret and explain concepts
• Resilient, self-motivated and accomplished at forming relationships and influencing people at all levels in the company.
• Be based in or close to Derby, UK.
• Be willing and able to travel to our operations anywhere in the world from time to time (if required)

Regional benefits:

• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
• Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
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