Finance Business Partner - Job Description - Finance Business Partner

Sep 14, 2026

Finance Business Partner job description for Grade LS7 outlining responsibility for allocated financial areas, ensuring compliance with professional, local, and national standards. The role provides business advice and analysis to council managers and teams to enable efficient public service delivery. Core duties include administering assigned responsibilities, advising on treasury management, capital, procurement, and collection fund, producing forecasts, supporting corrective actions, preparing notes and statements, managing returns and grant/tax submissions, and coordinating with external and internal auditors.

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Job Objective

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Financial administration and advisory

Forecasts, budgets, and training

Compliance, reporting, and audits

Approval

OFFICIAL | Financial Services | | | --- | --- | | Job Description | | | Finance Business Partner | | | Grade LS7 | Post Number: TBC | | Responsible to: | Senior Finance Business Partner | | Responsible for: | N/A | | Job Objective: | To properly manage allocated areas of financial responsibility ensuring compliance with professional, local and national standards. To provide professional business advice to managers and staff across the authority on the effective delivery of their services enabling the delivery of efficient services to the public and other stakeholders. | | Main duties and responsibilities: | Ensuring the proper administration of allocated areas of responsibility including taking an active role as a designated Business Advisor for specified areas of council activity. | | | Ensure that knowledge on local and national issues and any changes to legislation is kept up to date and the impact on the Council is analysed and reported to the Senior Finance Business Partner | | | Specialist adviser for allocated area of responsibility including Treasury Management, Capital, Procurement and Collection Fund. | | | Providing financial support, advice and analysis for allocated areas of responsibility and specified projects. | | | Alongside the other accounting roles assist in the delivery of accounting services. | | | Undertake tasks in line with the budget and closedown timetables including the completion of accounting tasks and, where identified, the production of notes and statements. | | | Ensure that accurate budget forecasts are produced by departments and being proactive in identifying whether corrective action is needed and supporting managers in developing and delivering the actions | | | Promote the development of business and financial skills across the authority ensure the transfer of technical knowledge to peers and others in the service. | | | Work alongside and support service areas in supporting amore commercial approach and developing business cases for alternative delivery models. | | | Promote proper financial management across the authority including ensuring compliance with relevant professional and statutory codes. | | | Delivery of finance and business related training to staff within the council. | OFFICIAL | | Identifying and progressing opportunities to improve the Council’s financial systems and procedures. | | --- | --- | | | To attend and provide financial and business advice to Council Management Teams, Boards and other bodies as required. | | | Ensure that all statutory and non-statutory returns including grant claims and tax returns are accurately completed and submitted by the deadline. | | | To liaise with, and support work undertaken by, the council's external auditors, internal auditors, and other relevant inspectorates. | | | To produce reports, briefing papers and other documents as required. | | | Allocate duties to Finance Technicians/Accounting Technicians and Accounting Assistant to support the finance function | | | To undertake any other duties as required and directed. | | Approved by: Sarah Whittaker
Date: 5 May 2026 | | OFFICIAL

FAQs

What is the job objective of the Finance Business Partner role?

To manage allocated areas of financial responsibility while ensuring compliance with professional, local, and national standards, and to provide business advice and analysis that supports efficient service delivery.

Which specialist areas does the role advise on?

The role acts as a specialist adviser for treasury management, capital, procurement, and the collection fund within the allocated responsibility area.

What compliance and audit-related responsibilities are included?

The role ensures statutory and non-statutory returns (including grant and tax returns) are completed and submitted by deadlines, and liaises with external auditors, internal auditors, and other inspectorates as required.

Sep 14, 2026

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