Senior Finance Analyst

An excellent opportunity....

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. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The Post

We are recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst to support the Service Reform & Strategy Directorate.

As a Senior Finance Analyst, working as a Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing specialist and senior financial, and accounting support to Public Health, Leisure & Communications Insight & Innovation services. The SFA would support all officers within the service area, providing them with high level professional advice on a broad range of financial issues and their relation to the Council's corporate and managerial objectives. As the SFA you will be expected to be familiar with the services provided by the department and the complexities around them, including funding arrangements.

The Senior Finance Analyst will report into the relevant Head of Finance. They will provide officers and senior stakeholders with high level professional advice and make a positive contribution to the delivery of the service. Key activities will include:

• Being actively involved in material business decisions to ensure immediate and longer-term implications, opportunities and risks are fully considered, and alignment with the organisation’s financial strategy.
• Leading the promotion of good financial management so that public money is safeguarded at all times and used appropriately, economically, efficiently and effectively.
• Promoting and developing a culture that supports a Self-Service approach to service delivery.
• Ensuring a systematic approach to financial control alongside the modernisation and streamlining of all processes.
• Supporting the departmental Head of Finance in the provision of high-level professional advice on a very broad range of financial issues.
• Managing and leading staff to achieve high performance and effective operational delivery, including developing and improving staff capability

The Person

We are looking for:

• A driven and motivated fully qualified accountant.
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to challenge and influence a range of stakeholders.
• Experience of supporting budget management for complex demand led services is essential.

Our Offer to You

In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:

• 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service
• Very generous employer pension contribution
• Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)
• A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave
• Access to affordable parking nearby
• Access to our Zipcar scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling
• Season ticket loan for public transport
• Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities
• Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.

Closing Date: 17 August 2025 (23:59)
Assessment & Interview Date: w/c 25 August 2025
Start Date: September 2025

Additional Information

Location: Civic Centre and other locations from time to time

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk