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:
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Support departmental budget administration and financial tracking activities.
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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.
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Support meeting coordination, action tracking and governance activities.
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Assist with reporting, presentations and management information.
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Support resource planning, project administration and business operations activities.
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Identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce administrative burden.
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Assist business operations to ensure continuity during absences and peak workload periods.
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Strong organisational and administrative skills.
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Excellent attention to detail.
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Strong Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams capability.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
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Good verbal and written communication skills.
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Proactive approach to problem solving.
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Comfortable working with financial and operational data
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Ability to build effective working relationships across multiple stakeholders.
Skills Preferred:
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Budget tracking and financial administration.
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Purchase order and invoice management.
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SharePoint and reporting tools.
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Manufacturing, engineering or programme office environments.
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Project Management
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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
