Finance Business Partner
Derbyshire County Council
Overview
As Finance Business Partner, you will provide strategic financial guidance to service heads, shaping budget decisions and financial planning to support the council’s medium-term financial strategy. You will influence senior stakeholders, drive value for money, and lead on financial analysis and continuous process improvement within a collaborative finance team. This role combines strategic advisory work with robust regulatory compliance and performance monitoring, offering meaningful impact for communities.
Pay / Benefits- generous annual leave
- excellent local government pension
- employee discounts
- hybrid working options
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and service leaders
- Lead on budget setting, monitoring, and financial planning
- Provide clear analysis and insight to support decision-making
- Challenge and influence to ensure value for money and effective use of resources
- Support development of financial strategies, business cases, and service improvements
- Monitor performance and drive continuous improvement in financial processes
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations and statutory requirements
- CCAB qualified (or equivalent) with substantial experience
- Strong background in financial planning, budgeting, and business partnering
- Proven ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders
- Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Experience working in a complex organisation and managing competing priorities
- stakeholder management
- clear communication
- problem-solving
- financial planning
- budgeting
- business partnering
Reference: WJ-747_31168074