Business Partner, Finance Procurement Operations

Title: Business Partner, Finance Procurement Operations
Job Type: Contract (W2 Only)
Contract Length: 1 year
Pay Range: $60-70/hr
Start Date: 7/27
Location: Hybrid - Los Gatos, CA (Tuesday - Thursday)

About the Opportunity:

Our client, a leader in the entertainment industry, is looking for a skilled Business Partner, Finance Procurement Operations to join their team for a 1-year engagement. This project involves partnering with Product teams to ensure the operational excellence of finance and procurement systems. This is a high-impact role that requires a self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running, manage high-volume spend workflows, and deliver results quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables:

This role is focused on the successful completion of specific tasks and deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the operational excellence of the Finance Procurement Operations team and systems for Product Tech teams.
• Facilitating a timely and accurate month-end close by owning the accrual process and analyzing variance drivers.
• Managing finance-related tasks including supplier sourcing, contract review, purchase order creation/review, invoice review, and supplier management.
• Executing automated billing integrations for high-volume spend and collaborating with cross-functional product and engineering teams on workflow optimization.
• Ensuring accurate coding of expenses to provide meaningful reporting, tracking actuals against budget/forecasts, and communicating variances.
• Reviewing trends in invoicing volume and partnering with accounts payable to address manual, non-PO, and non-OCR invoice issues.
• Identifying process gaps and driving projects to simplify and automate finance and payment workflows.

Required Skills & Experience:

We are looking for someone with a proven track record of successful contract engagements. The ideal candidate will have:

• 3+ years of relevant Finance and/or Accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance (MBA and/or CPA preferred).
• Deep knowledge of P2P Procurement, Purchase Order workflows, and basic accounting principles (Capex vs. Opex, Accruals, and Prepaids).
• Proficiency with Workday Financials and Tableau.
• Experience with automated billing integrations for high-volume spend and workflow optimization.
• Ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a customer service orientation.
• Experience working with global stakeholders, shared services centers, or Centers of Excellence (COE) across different time zones.
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency and sensitivity to critical, last-minute business requests.

 

• W2 only (No C2C or 1099 contractors)

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