diff --git a/pandas/core/groupby/generic.py b/pandas/core/groupby/generic.py
index 6745203d5beb7..c281fda71a7ec 100644
--- a/pandas/core/groupby/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/groupby/generic.py
@@ -77,11 +77,8 @@
 from pandas.core.series import Series
 from pandas.core.util.numba_ import (
     NUMBA_FUNC_CACHE,
-    check_kwargs_and_nopython,
-    get_jit_arguments,
-    jit_user_function,
+    generate_numba_func,
     split_for_numba,
-    validate_udf,
 )
 
 from pandas.plotting import boxplot_frame_groupby
@@ -507,12 +504,8 @@ def _transform_general(
         """
 
         if engine == "numba":
-            nopython, nogil, parallel = get_jit_arguments(engine_kwargs)
-            check_kwargs_and_nopython(kwargs, nopython)
-            validate_udf(func)
-            cache_key = (func, "groupby_transform")
-            numba_func = NUMBA_FUNC_CACHE.get(
-                cache_key, jit_user_function(func, nopython, nogil, parallel)
+            numba_func, cache_key = generate_numba_func(
+                func, engine_kwargs, kwargs, "groupby_transform"
             )
 
         klass = type(self._selected_obj)
@@ -1407,12 +1400,8 @@ def _transform_general(
         obj = self._obj_with_exclusions
         gen = self.grouper.get_iterator(obj, axis=self.axis)
         if engine == "numba":
-            nopython, nogil, parallel = get_jit_arguments(engine_kwargs)
-            check_kwargs_and_nopython(kwargs, nopython)
-            validate_udf(func)
-            cache_key = (func, "groupby_transform")
-            numba_func = NUMBA_FUNC_CACHE.get(
-                cache_key, jit_user_function(func, nopython, nogil, parallel)
+            numba_func, cache_key = generate_numba_func(
+                func, engine_kwargs, kwargs, "groupby_transform"
             )
         else:
             fast_path, slow_path = self._define_paths(func, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/pandas/core/groupby/ops.py b/pandas/core/groupby/ops.py
index f799baf354794..d67811988d0f8 100644
--- a/pandas/core/groupby/ops.py
+++ b/pandas/core/groupby/ops.py
@@ -56,11 +56,8 @@
 )
 from pandas.core.util.numba_ import (
     NUMBA_FUNC_CACHE,
-    check_kwargs_and_nopython,
-    get_jit_arguments,
-    jit_user_function,
+    generate_numba_func,
     split_for_numba,
-    validate_udf,
 )
 
 
@@ -689,12 +686,8 @@ def _aggregate_series_pure_python(
     ):
 
         if engine == "numba":
-            nopython, nogil, parallel = get_jit_arguments(engine_kwargs)
-            check_kwargs_and_nopython(kwargs, nopython)
-            validate_udf(func)
-            cache_key = (func, "groupby_agg")
-            numba_func = NUMBA_FUNC_CACHE.get(
-                cache_key, jit_user_function(func, nopython, nogil, parallel)
+            numba_func, cache_key = generate_numba_func(
+                func, engine_kwargs, kwargs, "groupby_agg"
             )
 
         group_index, _, ngroups = self.group_info
diff --git a/pandas/core/util/numba_.py b/pandas/core/util/numba_.py
index c2e4b38ad5b4d..c3f60ea7cc217 100644
--- a/pandas/core/util/numba_.py
+++ b/pandas/core/util/numba_.py
@@ -167,3 +167,43 @@ def f(values, index, ...):
             f"The first {min_number_args} arguments to {func.__name__} must be "
             f"{expected_args}"
         )
+
+
+def generate_numba_func(
+    func: Callable,
+    engine_kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, bool]],
+    kwargs: dict,
+    cache_key_str: str,
+) -> Tuple[Callable, Tuple[Callable, str]]:
+    """
+    Return a JITed function and cache key for the NUMBA_FUNC_CACHE
+
+    This _may_ be specific to groupby (as it's only used there currently).
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    func : function
+        user defined function
+    engine_kwargs : dict or None
+        numba.jit arguments
+    kwargs : dict
+        kwargs for func
+    cache_key_str : str
+        string representing the second part of the cache key tuple
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    (JITed function, cache key)
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    NumbaUtilError
+    """
+    nopython, nogil, parallel = get_jit_arguments(engine_kwargs)
+    check_kwargs_and_nopython(kwargs, nopython)
+    validate_udf(func)
+    cache_key = (func, cache_key_str)
+    numba_func = NUMBA_FUNC_CACHE.get(
+        cache_key, jit_user_function(func, nopython, nogil, parallel)
+    )
+    return numba_func, cache_key