Job Description
We have an excellent contract job opportunity for a Finance Business Partner/Senior Finance business analyst.
Role overviewThe Finance Business Partner will provide delivery-focused finance and commercial support to the Spend Intelligence project. The purpose of the project is to support procurement decision-making through improved transparency, structure and insight over spend data across client’s OpCos.Contract - 6 months (high potential to extend further)Location - Waterside (UB7 0GB)Hybrid - 3 days on-site per weekPay - attractive daily rate (inside IR35)Scope and objectivesThe Spend Intelligence project aims to establish a consistent, automated and P&L-reconcilable view of spend to support procurement RFP and tender activity, supplier negotiations and value identification.The contractor will:
* Support the build-out of a robust spend intelligence dataset
* Ensure financial integrity and comparability of data across OpCos
* Translate finance and procurement requirements into actionable insights
Key accountabilities
* Support delivery of the Spend Intelligence workstream under agreed scope, priorities and timelines
* Work with Finance, Procurement and OpCos to gather spend, payables and invoice data in a consistent and increasingly automated manner.
* Ensure spend data is accurate, comparable and reconcilable to finance actuals
* Work closely with the Power BI / Data & Insights team to:
* Translate finance and procurement requirements into reporting logic
* Validate dashboards, visualisations and summary outputs
* Produce clear spend insights and analysis to support:
* Procurement RFPs and tenders
* Supplier negotiations
* Opportunity identification and value cases
* Support Finance and Procurement stakeholders in interpreting outputs for decision-making
* Operate in line with agreed finance, procurement and data governance frameworks
Key relationships
* Business Transform - Finance and Spend Intelligence leads
* Procurement teams
* OpCo Finance teams
* Power BI / Data & Insights teams
* Programme and Transformation stakeholders
Skills, qualifications and experience
* Strong experience in finance business partnering or commercial finance roles
* Experience in spend analysis, cost transparency or procurement-related analytics
* Experience collaborating with BI / PowerBI teams
* Ability to work with complex, imperfect datasets and impose structure
* Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
* Experience working on projects or programmes within large organisations is desirable.
Qualifications
* Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) preferred, or equivalent experience
What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.#4793967