Business Operations Co-ordinator

Position Description:

Business Operations Co-ordinator

Rate: £23.77 (Via PAYE Umbrella) increasing to £31.17 after 13 weeks, under AWR’s – Agency worker Regulations

Provide business operations, finance administration and departmental support to the Advanced Planning & Business team. The role supports the efficient delivery of business processes, budget administration, training coordination, reporting activities and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will work across a range of business activities, helping maintain departmental systems, processes and records while supporting project and operational requirements.

Skills Required:

• Support departmental budget administration and financial tracking activities.
• Assist with purchase orders, invoice processing, WBS administration and financial reporting. Coordinate training activities, records, bookings and learning compliance requirements.  Maintain departmental SharePoint sites, trackers and business records.
• Support meeting coordination, action tracking and governance activities.
• Assist with reporting, presentations and management information.
• Support resource planning, project administration and business operations activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce administrative burden.
• Assist business operations to ensure continuity during absences and peak workload periods.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams capability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive approach to problem solving.
• Comfortable working with financial and operational data
• Ability to build effective working relationships across multiple stakeholders.

Skills Preferred:

• Budget tracking and financial administration.
• Purchase order and invoice management.
• SharePoint and reporting tools.
• Manufacturing, engineering or programme office environments.
• Project Management
• Finance system order approvals, funds movements.

Education Required:

Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent experience.

Education Preferred:

Business, Finance, Accounting, Project Management or Engineering-related qualification. Working towards a professional business or finance qualification.

Additional Information:

** INSIDE IR35**

This role provides flexible business support across a wide range of operational, financial and administrative activities. The position offers exposure to manufacturing planning, business operations, programme delivery, finance administration and continuous improvement activities within a fast-paced engineering organisation.

Location Hybrid, up to 5 days in the office depending on collaboration requirements, min 4 days onsite per week.

Travel: Yes, Europe, infrequent

Contract to end of 2027.