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West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Finance Business Partner

Leeds
Posted about 20 hours ago
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We currently have a vacancy for a Finance Business Partner to join our Corporate Services.

As a Finance Business Partner at West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of one of the UK’s most ambitious devolved regions. Working at the heart of strategic decision-making, you will partner with policy, programme and delivery teams to provide robust financial insight, support investment decisions, and ensure public funding delivers maximum impact for the people and communities of West Yorkshire. This is a highly visible role that combines commercial awareness, financial leadership, and stakeholder engagement across a diverse portfolio of transformational projects.

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You will join a collaborative and forward-thinking Finance Business Partnering team that works closely with senior leaders, external funders, and investors to develop innovative funding solutions and drive organisational performance. Key selling points of this opportunity include:

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Skills

Financial Insight
Investment Decision Support
Commercial Awareness
Financial Leadership
Stakeholder Engagement
Strategic Finance
Business Partnering
Funding Solutions
Organisational Performance

Location

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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