Senior Procurement Finance Business Partner (Detail Parts)
Location: Filton (Hybrid - around 60% onsite)
Hours: 35 per week, worked across 4.5 days (flexible between 7am-7pm)
Security Clearance: BPSS+ (arranged by Airbus)
IR35 Status: Inside
Join us at Guidant Global
We're proud to partner with Airbus, a global leader in aerospace engineering. As part of our mission to connect great people with great opportunities, we're looking for an experienced Senior Procurement Finance Business Partner to support the Procurement Detail Parts division.
If you're a confident communicator, commercially minded, and enjoy working in a fast‑paced, matrix environment, this role offers the chance to influence major financial decisions across Airbus' Detail Parts supply chain.
About the Role
As the Senior Procurement Finance Business Partner, you'll act as the key finance lead for the Long Bed and Short Bed Detail Parts Procurement teams. You will provide financial insight, challenge performance, and guide decision‑making across procurement, operations and commercial strategy.
You'll partner with senior stakeholders across finance, procurement, operations and project teams - ensuring financial transparency, driving improvement projects, and shaping the annual budget and forecasting cycles.
What You'll Be Doing
Business Partnering & Strategic Support
- Serve as the Finance Business Partner for Detail Parts Procurement (Long Bed and Short Bed).
- Lead the financial decision‑making process for commercial tenders and assess their impact on the wider supply chain.
- Support supplier negotiations, claims activity, and merger & acquisition evaluations.
- Work closely with operational leaders to challenge performance, identify risks, and recommend mitigation actions.
Financial Planning & Reporting
- Drive the annual budget process and quarterly forecasts, ensuring alignment with Airbus' financial objectives.
- Deliver clear, timely and accurate financial reporting to both local and central controlling teams.
- Provide early visibility of financial risks and opportunities.
Project & Investment Support
- Evaluate business cases for operational investments and improvement projects.
- Validate financial assumptions, ROI calculations, and ensure robust governance.
- Support the PM and PMDW teams on key strategic and financial initiatives.
Cost Controlling
- Oversee financial controlling in areas including:
- Recurring Cost
- Non‑Recurring Cost
- Inventory
- Capex (including Jigs/Tools as required)
What We're Looking For
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, thrives in a complex stakeholder environment, and brings both analytical rigour and strong interpersonal skills.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Fully Qualified Accountant (CIMA preferred), with 5+ years PQE in manufacturing or a commercial environment.
- Experience working as a Finance Business Partner.
- Strong understanding of SAP or similar financial systems.
- Confident communicator able to influence at multiple levels, including internationally.
- Comfortable working independently while contributing positively to a multi‑functional team.
- Strong commercial awareness and negotiation capability.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
What's in It for You?
- Competitive hourly rate: £34.53 PAYE / £46.20 Umbrella
- Hybrid working with flexibility
- Join a supportive, inclusive environment where your expertise directly impacts operational and commercial performance
- Opportunities to build experience within one of the world's leading aerospace organisations
- Work on high‑value projects with cross‑functional and international exposure
- Be part of an organisation that values innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
