This is a great time to join the finance team at London Borough of Brent. You will work with an outstanding leadership team and will join a highly committed and innovative team who are dedicated to building on their performance. Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make-up.

There are 2 positions on offer at Senior Financial Analyst level, which are essentially business partnering roles responsible for managing substantial budgets and providing support to senior managers.
The 2 posts are in the following areas;

*Housing – As the HRA business partner, you will prepare the HRA statement of accounts and contribute to the HRA business plan.

*Children and Young Peoples’ (CYP) – You will be specifically responsible for setting the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budgets and will support other CYP services.
This post will lead on key statutory returns to DFE/ ESFA, plans and reports to Schools Forum and the Council.

You will be a qualified accountant and will ideally have worked in local government finance – experience in the above areas will be highly beneficial. If you have not worked in one of the specialist areas specifically, you must be capable of communicating that you have a very clear understanding of what the area is responsible for and the associated challenges. You should be comfortable explaining complex information to non-financial managers as well as work well with external stakeholders.

What you'll get in return

Flexible working options are available. Hybrid working

Benefits include;

The closing date is stated but please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received. Please do not wait until the closing date to apply.