Business Controller

Business Controller (Recruitment & Operations) - Submarines

Full Time

Derby

The Services DBU has an exciting opportunity for a Business Controller. As the Business Controller you will play a critical role in driving operational efficiency, supporting recruitment activity and business performance across our dedicated teams.

Services is a constantly evolving area of the business. In this critical role you will be supporting our team, which is comprised of a broad range of experts in the fields of engineering, manufacturing, project management and procurement. Within the Business Management team, you will have exposure to a variety of opportunities, offering significant scope for professional development, cross-functional collaboration and strategic influence.

You will have the opportunity to utilise your IT and reporting skills and support in leading cross-functional initiatives, optimise our business processes and support the strategic growth of our department. With a focus on data-driven decision-making you will work closely with our 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.

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 position will give you opportunity to lead operational planning and analysis to drive strategic decisions, efficiency and growth across the business. You'll partner with senior leaders to deliver insights, streamline and digitise processes whilst supporting resource strategies. With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to;

• Supporting the recruitment strategy and recruitment processes for both internal and external hires.
• Providing critical business reporting and insights
• Collaborating with senior leaders across the business to turn data into action and deliver measurable impact.
• Streamlining and digitising business processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy and agility across operations.
• Supporting strategic decision making and financial performance.

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 be experienced:

• Supporting recruitment activities, processes and improvements
• Working with and understanding basic Financial/Cost Reporting
• Operating within a KPI/KFE led environment
• Presenting data and insights to stakeholders at all levels
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills, notable Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

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.

Group Engineering (Operations)

28 Oct 2025; 00:10

04 Nov 2025