Finance Business Partner

Please apply online via the link provided.

Finance Business Partner

Salary: £35,412 - £41,771 Band 7 - 8 SCP 24 - 31

Working Hours: Full Time

Basis: Permanent

Department: Finance & Resources

Do you want to improve your work-life balance and develop your career.

We are looking for a talented Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. You can find more information about our benefits here https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/pages/employee_benefits

The Finance Team are responsible for oversight of all Income and Expenditure within the Council supporting all departments to deliver value for money.

The Finance Business Partner will support designated teams within the Council, providing accurate and timely advice across a range of services to support with budgets, projects and procurement.

If you are AAT qualified /CCAB part qualified or qualified by experience, have relevant in a financial environment (ideally in a local government environment) and experience of analysing and interpreting data using Excel, we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist or veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process. Employees are expected to work in the office for a minimum of 1 day per week.

Please contact simon.ball@oadby-wigston.gov.uk for any information enquiries about the role.

Closing Date: Sunday 5th October 2025

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply for this role, please click on the apply link above (CVs will not be accepted)

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of your application, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.