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 council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us. The Post We are recruiting for up to five Finance Analysts to act as Business Partners across the following areas: Capital, Treasury & Commercial Partnerships, Housing and Residents Services Chief Accountants Team Service Reform & Strategy In the role as Finance Analyst within the Capital, Treasury and Commercial Team, you will play a key role in monitoring and maximising the Council’s capital resources and in planning future capital programmes. We have an ambitious £700m multi-year capital programme and have recently developed a capital pipeline. This will include significant investment in new housing, school’s expansions, roads and highways, major regeneration schemes and the funding of our housing company i4B Holdings Ltd. The role will support all aspects of the three work streams within the Capital, Treasury and Commercial team. As a Finance Analyst, working as a Business Partner within the Partnerships, Housing and Residents Services Team, you will be responsible for providing professional financial and accounting support to the department covering a range of services, including housing, strategic partnerships and customer services. The Finance Analyst would support budget holders within the service area, providing them with high level professional advice on a broad range of financial issues by utilising strong analytical and financial modelling skills, as well as excellent communication and relationship building abilities. For the roles within the Chief Accountants team, you will have a vital role in the council’s financial accounting, helping to ensure that the council correctly accounts and reports for its £3bn of assets and £1.1bn of expenditure correctly, and steering the Statement of Accounts through audit. The Chief Accountants team also holds responsibility for the production of the Council’s collection fund. This team has a strong track record of getting the council’s accounts finalised through audit. The Finance Analyst role in the Service Reform and Strategy team will be part of the team that supports the Adult Social Care and Strategic Commissioning, Capacity Building & Engagement services, providing high level professional support to budget holders on a broad range of activities such as financial planning, budget monitoring & forecasting, and ensuring that financial data is accurate. You are expected to take responsibility for key activities such as: Reporting to the Senior Finance Analyst for the Service within the Function Providing analytical support to the relevant business leadership team to help monitor and drive business performance. A role in the provision of management information to support decision making, and in all aspects of financial management/control of the business area. Provide concise and relevant management information to business leadership and key stakeholders to supplement the management information provided centrally to them or available to them from the online systems. Working with members of the Finance Team on all financial aspects of business planning, budgeting and regular forecasting. Liaise with the business to ensure accurate time recording, prompt billing, adequate provisioning and timely debt collection are being achieved. Work with members of the Finance Team to ensure that appropriate processes and controls are adhered to within the business and communicated as appropriate. Provide ad hoc training as necessary. The Person Candidates should preferably be CCAB qualified. Suitable post qualification experience in a large and complex organisation is desirable, and although relevant experience with another public sector organisation is likely to be an advantage we're always interested in candidates who can demonstrate transferable skills from other sectors. Excellent communication skills are essential, as is the ability to work with colleagues at all levels and experience of managing complex stakeholder relationships. Individuals should be driven and motivated with strong financial reporting and analytical experience. Closing Date: 06 April 2025 (23:59) 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 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. 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