Procurement Finance Lead

Location: Westcliff-On-Sea

Procurement Finance Lead We're looking for a Procurement Finance Lead to partner closely with Procurement, driving cost control, value creation and strong financial governance across sourcing activities. This is a high-impact finance business partnering role, turning procurement initiatives into clear, measurable financial outcomes and supporting better decision-making across the organisation. What You'll Do Act as finance business partner to Procurement teams Lead analysis of commodity movements, inflation and cost drivers Own governance and validation of procurement savings and PPV reporting Lead procurement budgeting, forecasting and management reporting Deliver accurate weekly and monthly management packs Strengthen controls, SOx compliance, rebates and working capital disciplines Identify opportunities to improve cost, cash and reporting processes Lead and develop a Procurement Finance Accountant What You'll Bring Qualified accountant ( ACA / ACCA / CIMA or MSc/MBA) Strong finance business partnering experience in FMCG, manufacturing or complex supply chains Commercial mindset with strong analytical and governance capability Confident communicator able to influence senior stakeholders Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills

Experience with systems such as SAP, Anaplan, Qlik (desirable) Proactive, resilient and improvement-focused