Senior Finance Business Partner

Location: Barnsley / Hybrid Contract:

• Full-time (35 hours per week Monday to Friday) / Permanent
• Salary: £56,818 - £63,802 (2026/27 pay award pending) plus: benefits and relocation support
• Employer: South Yorkshire Pensions Authority

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in becoming South Yorkshire Pensions Authority’s next Senior Finance Business Partner.

We are proud of the track record that South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) has built up over a long period. As we progress, we are seeking to build on this, whilst preserving the long-term stability of our pension fund. This is where you come in…

We are looking forward to recruiting our next Senior Finance Business Partner who will further develop our thinking and help us realise our ambitions as well as being responsible for managing the strategic finance team.

We are seeking a highly qualified individual with a professional accountancy qualification from a CCAB member body, preferably CIPFA, and current membership with up-to-date CPD. You will have significant professional experience in public sector finance, ideally within Local Government or the Local Government Pension Scheme. Additionally, a proven track record in translating strategic objectives into operational plans and leading and developing staff in a financial environment.

This role is also an external facing role where you will play a lead role alongside colleagues in managing the relationship with our external auditors, as well as managing relationships with various key suppliers – such as banking, custodian, finance software etc.

As Senior Finance Business Partner, you will apply specialist knowledge to influence others at all levels in the organisation including the Senior Management Team and the elected members of the Authority – preparing business cases, presenting reports, providing advice on strategic finance issues, and providing training, guidance, and presentations on relevant subjects.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our small, friendly, and forward-looking Resources team in this well-respected, award-winning organisation. If you’re looking for a role involving variety and challenge, where you will lead on the co-ordination and delivery of a wide range of projects to embed continuous improvement, then this could be the role for you.

Our Barnsley office provides a state-of-the-art working environment, we have free on-site parking and are located within 10 minutes’ walk of both the train and bus stations, which makes us easily accessible. At SYPA we are big on your professional development, you’ll have a learning and development plan, and we’ll support you to keep your CPD updated. Perhaps most importantly you will be welcomed by talented teams.

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Closing date: Midnight Sunday 20 September