Senior Finance Business Partner
- Employer
- South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
- Location
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire
- Salary
- £55,056 - £61,824 plus benefits and relocation support
- Closing date
- 26 Feb 2025
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- Sector
- Corporate Services, Corporate Management Team, Finance
- Contract Type
- Full time
Job Details
Welcome and thank you for your interest in becoming South Yorkshire Pensions Authority’s new Senior Finance Business Partner.
We are proud of the track record that South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) has achieved over a long period. As we progress, we are seeking to build on this, whilst preserving the long-term stability of our pension fund. That is where you come in……
We are looking forward to recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner who will further develop our thinking and help us realise our ambitions. This newly established role will be responsible for managing the strategic finance team and will effectively serve as the deputy to the Head of Finance and Performance.
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 managing 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 managing a £11 billion pension fund. 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.
We have a culture that encourages work-life balance, and to recognise this for our employees, as of April 2024 we introduced a 35 hour (instead of 37 hour) working week with no impact on annual pay. We offer flexible working hours and hybrid office / home working (including a non-taxable allowance towards the cost of working from home). Our newly refurbished Barnsley office provides a state-of-the-art working environment; and with on-site parking and located within 10 minutes’ walk of both the train and bus stations, it 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.
Join our award-winning team!
Closing date: 1pm Monday 26 February 2025
To apply please click the Apply Now link below.
Company
We are responsible for administering the Local Government Pension Scheme in South Yorkshire. The Authority formally consists of 12 Elected Members nominated by the four South Yorkshire district councils. They act as quasi-trustees and have ultimate legal responsibility for the Fund and the services that we provide. Their priorities are to maximise pension fund investments, focus on the service we provide to fund members and to have a close relationship with the fund employers.
Authority meetings are serviced by the Joint Authorities governance unit.
We were set up in 1988, after the abolition of the Metropolitan County Councils in 1986. We maintain, invest and administer the South Yorkshire Pension Fund on behalf of over 300 contributing employers and some 140,000 members. Predominant amongst the contributing employers are the district councils of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield and the civilian arms of the Fire and Police Services.
We also manage a separate pension fund on an agency basis for Sheffield City Region Combined Authority in respect of a restricted number of employees of First South Yorkshire.
Our Head Office in Regent Street, Barnsley is home to both our Administration Unit and our Investments Division. We also have satellite offices in each of the four districts providing local administration services to both employers and members. In total we have just over a hundred staff.
We are a committed equal opportunities employer and are dedicated to the principles of efficiency and value for money. We monitor, measure and publish our performance against Best Practice Industry Standards and our own Customer Charters. We are proud holders of the Customer Service Excellence award.
Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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