Procurement Finance Business Partner
Posted 1 day ago by Meritus
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Filton, Gloucestershire, UK
Summary: The Procurement Finance Business Partner role at MERITUS involves supporting a high-value parts portfolio within a complex manufacturing environment. The position requires close collaboration with senior stakeholders to enhance financial performance and drive commercial decision-making. This is a hybrid role based in Filton, offering an initial 12-month contract. The successful candidate will provide financial leadership and direction to the Procurement Operational Team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as Finance Business Partner to the Procurement Operational Team, providing financial leadership and direction across commercial strategy.
- Lead financial evaluation and decision support for supplier tendering activities and supply chain performance.
- Support supplier negotiations, claims management and M&A activity to deliver commercial synergies.
- Drive annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with wider financial objectives.
- Develop and validate business cases, including ROI analysis, for improvement initiatives and operational investments.
- Deliver robust financial reporting across recurring cost, inventory, non-recurring cost and CapEx (jigs/tools as required).
- Provide performance insight, risk visibility and challenge operational performance to drive improvement actions.
- Operate effectively across multiple stakeholders including procurement leadership, operational management and central finance teams.
Key Skills:
- Qualified Accountant preferred (CIMA or equivalent), with minimum 5 years' post-qualified experience in manufacturing or commercial environments.
- Strong SAP or equivalent ERP/financial systems experience.
- Proven experience in financial business partnering within a Matrix organisation.
- Strong commercial acumen and supplier negotiation capability.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present to senior leadership.
- Ability to work independently with a proactive, continuous improvement mindset.
Salary (Rate): £46.20 Hourly
City: Filton
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
MERITUS are recruiting for a Procurement Finance Business Partner to join our client on an initial 12 month contract from their major site in Filton.
PROCUREMENT FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER - INSIDE IR35 - 46.20 PER HOUR - FILTON (HYBRID 60:40 SPLIT) - 12 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Finance Business Partner to support a high-value detail parts portfolio ( 280m annually) within a complex, transnational manufacturing environment.
This role operates within a Matrix organisation and acts as the key Finance lead for Procurement operations, partnering closely with senior stakeholders to drive financial performance, commercial decision-making and continuous improvement.
Key ResponsibilitiesAct as Finance Business Partner to the Procurement Operational Team, providing financial leadership and direction across commercial strategy.
Lead financial evaluation and decision support for supplier tendering activities and supply chain performance.
Support supplier negotiations, claims management and M&A activity to deliver commercial synergies.
Drive annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with wider financial objectives.
Develop and validate business cases, including ROI analysis, for improvement initiatives and operational investments.
Deliver robust financial reporting across recurring cost, inventory, non-recurring cost and CapEx (jigs/tools as required).
Provide performance insight, risk visibility and challenge operational performance to drive improvement actions.
Operate effectively across multiple stakeholders including procurement leadership, operational management and central finance teams.
Key Requirements
Qualified Accountant preferred (CIMA or equivalent), with minimum 5 years' post-qualified experience in manufacturing or commercial environments.
Strong SAP or equivalent ERP/financial systems experience.
Proven experience in financial business partnering within a Matrix organisation.
Strong commercial acumen and supplier negotiation capability.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present to senior leadership.
Ability to work independently with a proactive, continuous improvement mindset.
This is a high-impact role requiring strong analytical capability, stakeholder management and commercial awareness within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
