The posting
Contract to start ASAP until 22-01-27 with a possible extension.
Finance Business Partner
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Temporary, ending 22 January 2027
Provide Strategic Financial Support and Insight Across Council Services
We're recruiting an experienced Finance Business Partner to join North West Leicestershire District Council, providing high-quality financial advice, analysis, and business partnering support across Council services.
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, business partnering, and public-sector finance.
You'll work closely with service managers, budget holders, senior leaders, and colleagues across Finance to support effective financial management, improve decision-making, and ensure resources are used efficiently.
About the Role
As a Finance Business Partner, you'll provide professional financial advice and challenge to service areas, supporting budget setting, monitoring, forecasting, and financial planning.
You'll help managers understand their financial position, identify risks and opportunities, and provide clear analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making.
What you'll be doing:
- Providing financial business partnering support to designated Council services
- Working closely with budget holders and service managers to improve financial management
- Supporting annual budget-setting and financial planning processes
- Preparing and reviewing budget monitoring reports
- Producing accurate financial forecasts and identifying potential variances
- Providing clear explanations of financial performance to managers and senior stakeholders
- Identifying financial risks, pressures, and opportunities and recommending appropriate actions
- Supporting medium-term financial planning
- Preparing management accounts and financial reports
- Supporting year-end accounts and closing processes
- Reviewing income and expenditure against approved budgets
- Carrying out financial analysis to support business cases and service decisions
- Providing financial advice on projects, contracts, and service developments
- Supporting managers with savings plans and efficiency initiatives
- Challenging assumptions and ensuring financial plans are robust
- Supporting the development of business cases and options appraisals
- Providing financial modelling and scenario analysis
- Supporting capital and revenue budget management where required
- Ensuring financial information is accurate and properly recorded
- Supporting compliance with financial regulations and internal controls
- Working with colleagues across Finance to resolve financial queries and improve processes
- Providing guidance on financial procedures, policies, and systems
- Contributing to audits and responding to financial information requests
- Supporting continuous improvement across the Council's finance function
Requirements
We're looking for an analytical, commercially aware, and confident finance professional with strong business partnering and financial management skills.
You'll ideally have:
- Experience working in a Finance Business Partner, Management Accountant, or similar finance role
- Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and budget monitoring
- Experience preparing management accounts and financial reports
- Strong financial analysis and modelling skills
- Experience working directly with budget holders and operational managers
- Ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues
- Experience providing financial advice and constructive challenge
- Knowledge of revenue and capital accounting
- Experience supporting year-end accounts
- Strong understanding of financial controls and governance
- Experience preparing business cases or options appraisals
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong Excel skills and experience using financial systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a finance team
- Local authority or public-sector finance experience would be advantageous
- Relevant accounting qualification or part-qualification would be advantageous
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to provide three years of references/work history
- Ability to complete a Criminal Convictions Declaration
- Ability to sign a Confidentiality Agreement
Why Apply
- Umbrella rate of £22.28 per hour
- Opportunity to work with North West Leicestershire District Council
- Varied finance business partnering role
- Opportunity to work closely with senior managers and budget holders
- Gain further local authority finance experience
- Develop experience across budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial planning
- Opportunity to contribute to service improvement and financial decision-making
- Temporary assignment running through to January 2027
Benefits
- Weekly Pay
- Company Pension
- Ongoing Agency Support
Additional Information
Client: North West Leicestershire District Council
Job Title: Finance Business Partner (Financial)
Location: Whitwick Business Centre, Leicestershire, LE67 4JP
Start Date: 25 October 2026
End Date: 22 January 2027
Pay Rate: Umbrella: £22.28 per hour
Employment Type: Temporary
Number of Positions: 1
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Pay: £22.28 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience working as a Finance Business Partner, Management Accountant, or in a similar finance role?
- Do you have experience with budget setting, forecasting, and budget monitoring?
- Are you confident providing financial advice and challenge to budget holders and service managers?
- Do you have experience preparing management accounts, financial reports, and variance analysis?
- Are you experienced in financial modelling, business cases, or options appraisals?
- Have you previously worked within a local authority or public-sector finance environment?
- Please confirm your current location and whether you can reliably travel to Whitwick Business Centre, LE67 4JPas required.
Experience:
- Finance Business Partnering / Management Accounting: 2 years (preferred)
- Budgeting / Forecasting: 2 years (preferred)
- Financial Reporting / Analysis: 2 years (preferred)
- Local Authority / Public Sector Finance: 1 year (preferred)
Education / Qualification:
- AAT, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA, or equivalent accounting qualification / part-qualification (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
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