Finance Business Partner

Make an impact where it mattersWe seek a confident and insightful Finance Business Partner to join our team and help to shape key decisions that make a real difference to our communities.In this influential role, you will work closely with senior leaders, providing trusted financial advice, meaningful analysis and valuable insight to support decision making at the highest levels. You will also play a key part in strengthening our finance business partnering offer while leading and supporting a team of up to 20 finance professionals.This role is key to shaping financial strategy, supporting robust budget management and providing clear insight, challenge and assurance to help services make informed and sustainable decisions.This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a high-profile role within a forward-thinking finance service, supporting a large and diverse organisation serving over 350,000 residents, 600 services and over 100 maintained schools.Duties include supporting a complex and high-profile directorate, providing financial leadership across childrens services, families and schools at a time of significant demand, transformation and financial challenge.You will have:strong finance business partnering experiencethe ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholdersleadership skills with a passion for developing othersa proactive, solutions focused mindsetexperience of supporting complex, demand led budgetsthe ability to translate financial information into clear, meaningful adviceconfidence in providing constructive challenge and influencing senior decision makinga track record of leading, motivating and developing finance teamsBenefits include:a generous Local Government Pension Schemeflexible and hybrid workingstaff discounts, including leisure membershipshealth and wellbeing support schemesa friendly, supportive team environment with a strong development culturea centrally located office in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire with easy transport links, shops and amenities nearbythe chance to make a real difference to local people and communitiesJoin a finance service managing over £1bn in budgets, where your work will have a real impact every day.If you are ready to bring your financial leadership, insight and ambition to a role where you can make a genuine difference and are ready for your next challenge and think you meet the essential requirements of the role we would love to hear from you.East Riding of Yorkshire Council is pursuing equality of opportunity in employment.Advert No: ERYC008859Closing Date:3 August 2026TPBN1_UKTJ