Finance Business Partner​/Analyst

Location: Staffordshire

We have an excellent contract job opportunity for a Finance Business Partner/Senior Finance business analyst. Role overview The 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 week Pay - attractive daily rate (inside IR35) Scope and objectives The 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 / Power

BI 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 now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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