Senior Finance AnalystSalary: £66,378 - £69,900 (depending on experience as per the job description)PermanentHybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days from home Your new organisationAt London Borough of 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’smunities.Your new roleWe are recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst for Capital (Public Realm and Assets) within our Capital, Treasury andmercial Team.As a Senior Finance Analyst working as a Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing specialist and senior financial and accounting support to the public realm area of the council's capital programme. The SFA would support all officers within the public realm capital area with high-level professional advice on a broad range of financial issues and their relation to the council's corporate and managerial objectives. In addition, they will lead on ensuring the asset register is accurately updated each year as well as supporting a series of financial reporting tasks across capital.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:
1. 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.
2. Leading the promotion of good financial management so that public money is safeguarded at all times and used appropriately, economically, efficiently and effectively.
3. Promoting and developing a culture that supports a Self-Service approach to service delivery.
4. Ensuring a systematic approach to financial control alongside the modernisation and streamlining of all processes.
5. Supporting the departmental Head of Finance in the provision of high-level professional advice on a very broad range of financial issues.
6. Managing and leading staff to achieve high performance and effective operational delivery, including developing and improving staff capabilities.
What you’ll need to succeedA driven and motivated, fully qualified accountant.Excellentmunications skills and the ability to challenge and influence a range of stakeholders.Experience of supporting budget management forplex demand-led services is essential.What you'll get in returnBenefits include:
7. the opportunity to join the Localernment Pension Scheme
8. generous holiday entitlements starting from 27 days' holiday a year
9. a full range of family-friendly policies, including generous maternity and paternity entitlements and childcare schemes
10. flexible working patterns, including hybrid working
11. training and development opportunities
12. good travel links in and out of Wembley and a range of cost saving travel schemes
13. access to My Brent Rewards, our dedicated website for staff with big brand discounts and local offers
14. work at the outstanding state-of-the-art Brent Civic Centre
15. Access to affordable parking nearby
16. Season ticket loan for public transport
17. Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities
Please do not wait until the closing date to apply. #4720333 - Jan McQuaker