Finance Business Partner

Peterborough City Council; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Peterborough City Council is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to support strategic decision-making across the Council. You will provide expert financial advice, challenge and insight to help shape services and deliver value for money.

You will lead financial management for a designated service area, translating complex information into clear and meaningful advice, developing financial models and assessing risks to inform business decisions and long-term planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial management support for a designated service area, translating complex data into clear advice.
• Develop financial models, analyse trends, assess risks, and present options for decision-making.
• Oversee budget setting, monitoring, capital programme management and year-end accounts.
• Collaborate across the organisation to drive financial improvement and reporting.

Job description

As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will play a key role in supporting strategic decision-making across the Council. Working closely with senior leaders, elected members and budget holders, you will provide expert financial advice, challenge and insight to help shape services, manage resources effectively and deliver value for money.

You will lead the financial management support for a designated service area, translating complex financial information into clear and meaningful advice. This will include developing financial models, analysing trends, assessing risks and opportunities, and providing options to inform business decisions and future planning.

A significant part of the role involves overseeing core elements of the Council's financial cycle, including budget setting, budget monitoring, capital programme management and year-end accounts. You will ensure robust financial controls are maintained, deadlines are met and professional standards are upheld.

Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will help develop integrated financial strategies, drive continuous improvement and enhance financial processes, systems and reporting. You will also identify emerging financial pressures, changes in legislation, demographic trends and other factors that may impact service delivery and long-term financial planning.