Senior Finance Analyst

Job Description

Senior Finance Analyst (Adult Social Care and Commissioning) Salary range: £66,378 – 69,984 p.a. inc. London weighting Contract: Permanent Hours of work: 36 hours per week Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

We are recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst for Adult Social Care and Commissioning Services

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.

At Brent, finance is more than just producing the accounts, it's about enabling transformation, safeguarding public resources, and helping shape the future of our borough. Working closely with colleagues across the council to ensure that financial insight is at the heart of decision-making. Their work is grounded in fairness, inclusion, and respect, and great pride is taken in creating a team environment where every voice is heard, and every success is celebrated.

These values are not just aspirations, they are embedded in how they lead, how they support each other, and how they deliver for Brent's communities.

The Post

We are seeking an experienced forward-thinking Finance Business Partner to support the Adult Social Care and Commissioning directorate and help shape services that support some of the most vulnerable members of our community. As a key strategic partner to operational leaders, you'll bring clarity, insight, and challenge to financial decision-making across the services. 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.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing high-quality financial analysis, modelling, and forecasting
• Supporting budget holders to deliver sustainable, value-for-money services
• Leading on financial planning, monitoring, and reporting
• Translating complex financial information into clear, actionable advice
• Driving improvements, efficiencies, and innovation across the directorate
• Managing 2 financial analysts and a graduate trainee

Key activities will include:

To thrive in this role, you will be fully qualified and enjoy working collaboratively, influencing senior stakeholders, and navigating a fast-paced, evolving environment. We're looking for someone who brings:

• Strong business partnering experience, ideally in adult social care or a strong desire to work in that area.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships.
• Confidence in challenging stakeholders influencing strategic decisions.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset - you will embrace change as opposed to resisting it
• Experience in local government finance and ideally exposure to adult social care
• Leading the promotion of good financial management so that public money is safeguarded at all times and used appropriately, economically, efficiently and effectively.
• 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 an individual who:

• Is a driven and motivated fully qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent).
• Has excellent communications skills and the ability to challenge and influence a range of stakeholders.
• Has experience of supporting budget management for complex demand led services is essential.
• Has strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge and build effective working relationships
• Highly analytical skill set with exceptional attention to detail
• Experience in local government finance, ideally in adult social care is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver high‑quality outputs to tight deadlines

Please note; full details are provided in the attached job description and person specification below.

As Part of your application please include a supporting statement.

Why join us?

We know people achieve their best when they feel valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:

• Generous holiday entitlement starting from 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
• Flexible working and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)
• Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
• Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
• Travel perks including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
• Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment

Closing Date: 24 June 2026 (23:59)

Assessment & Interview Date: w/c 29 June or 6 July 2026

Additional Information

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 essential requirements on the Job description. 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.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” 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. Job description