Finance Business Partner

Huntingdonshire District Council; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Generous annual leave entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee wellbeing support and benefits

Opportunities to contribute to major <

projects and transformation programs

Job summary

Huntingdonshire District Council is seeking a Finance Business Partner to turn financial data into actionable insight and provide expert financial advice across services. You will support budgets, forecasts and financial information, covering both revenue and capital, and engage with directors and budget managers to drive informed decision-making.

The role offers hybrid working with a mix of office and remote work, and a pathway to professional development within local government finance.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified CCAB, full AAT or equivalent experience.
• Experience of budget monitoring and completing financial reconciliations.
• Experience across financial and management accounting.
• Experience of working with a financial management system.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships with managers and colleagues and use persuasive and influencing skills where appropriate.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Confidence working independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team.
• A commitment to continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of local authority finance and local government services; experience of business partnering in a local government environment and experience of TechnologyOne are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Providing financial insight, guidance and constructive challenge to Heads of Service and budget managers.
• Supporting the preparation of revenue and capital budgets through the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy process.
• Overseeing budget monitoring and forecasting across revenue and capital expenditure.
• Working with budget holders to ensure financial plans and forecasts are robust, accurate and realistic.
• Helping services develop business cases, including robust financial modelling, scenario analysis and assessment of financial risks and ongoing revenue implications.
• Supporting the preparation of relevant elements of the Statement of Accounts and working with external auditors.
• Providing specialist financial advice to support compliance with the Council’s Constitution and Code of Financial Management.
• Completing financial reconciliations and supporting the integrity of the Council’s financial information.
• Overseeing grant claims and statistical returns within agreed external deadlines.
• Undertaking financial business appraisals, including appropriate creditor and risk assessments.
• Participating in management boards to provide financial guidance and advice.
• Helping colleagues make effective use of the Council’s TechnologyOne financial system and supporting the accuracy of financial records.

Skills

CCAB/AAT

Budget monitoring

Reconciliations

Financial accounting

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Independent/team work

TechnologyOne knowledge

Local gov finance

Education

CCAB/AAT

Tools

TechnologyOne

Financial management system

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Company: Huntingdonshire District Council Salary: £43,318 to £48,495 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Huntingdon, PE29 3TN Working pattern: Hybrid - 1 day remote Job type: Contract Posting date: 5 Nov 2026 Closing date: 22 Nov 2026

Summary

Turn financial information into insight that makes a difference! Are you an experienced finance professional who enjoys working with people as much as working with numbers? Do you have the confidence to challenge assumptions, explain complex financial information clearly and help managers make well-informed decisions? We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team at Huntingdonshire District Council. This is an opportunity to work closely with Directors, Heads of Service and budget managers across the Council, providing high-quality financial advice, support and constructive challenge. You’ll help colleagues understand what the numbers are telling them and, importantly, what that means for the decisions they need to make.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, you’ll provide professional financial support across a range of Council services, helping ensure our budgets, forecasts and financial information are accurate, realistic and well understood. The role covers both revenue and capital finance and gives you exposure to the wider financial cycle, including budget setting, monitoring and forecasting, business cases, financial modelling, year-end accounts, grants and external audit.

Responsibilities

• Providing financial insight, guidance and constructive challenge to Heads of Service and budget managers
• Supporting the preparation of revenue and capital budgets through the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy process
• Overseeing budget monitoring and forecasting across revenue and capital expenditure
• Working with budget holders to ensure financial plans and forecasts are robust, accurate and realistic
• Helping services develop business cases, including robust financial modelling, scenario analysis and assessment of financial risks and ongoing revenue implications
• Supporting the preparation of relevant elements of the Statement of Accounts and working with external auditors
• Providing specialist financial advice to support compliance with the Council’s Constitution and Code of Financial Management
• Completing financial reconciliations and supporting the integrity of the Council’s financial information
• Overseeing grant claims and statistical returns within agreed external deadlines
• Undertaking financial business appraisals, including appropriate creditor and risk assessments
• Participating in management boards to provide financial guidance and advice
• Helping colleagues make effective use of the Council’s TechnologyOne financial system and supporting the accuracy of financial records

About you

• Part-qualified CCAB, full AAT or equivalent experience
• Experience of budget monitoring and completing financial reconciliations
• Experience across financial and management accounting
• Experience of working with a financial management system
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to build effective relationships with managers and colleagues and use persuasive and influencing skills where appropriate
• Good organisational and time-management skills
• Confidence working independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team
• A commitment to continuing professional development
• Knowledge of local authority finance and local government services, experience of business partnering in a local government environment and experience of TechnologyOne are desirable rather than essential

What We Can Offer

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee wellbeing support and benefits
• Opportunities to contribute to exciting projects, transformation programmes and the future of local government services

Why Join Us?

This is a varied Finance role that gives you the opportunity to develop strong relationships with services while gaining experience across a broad range of financial disciplines. You’ll be involved in the complete financial cycle, from budget setting and forecasting through to business cases, capital, financial reporting, year-end accounts and audit, while providing advice that directly supports decision-making across the Council. Importantly, previous local government experience is desirable rather than essential, so we’re interested in hearing from strong finance professionals who can demonstrate the technical, analytical and relationship‑building skills needed to become an effective Finance Business Partner. If you’re looking for a role where you can use your finance expertise to influence decisions, build strong relationships and make a real contribution to the organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. HDC does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or take over sponsorship for any role.

The closing date is 9am 22 November 2026 and interviews will be held the week commencing 30 November.

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