Senior Financial Analyst x2

Great team and excellent benefits

Your new organisationThis 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.
The roleThere 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.

What you need to succeed 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 returnFlexible working options are available. Hybrid working
Benefits include;

Competitive salary

The opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlements starting from 27 days' holiday a year

A full range of family friendly policies, including generous maternity and paternity entitlements and childcare schemes

Flexible working patterns, including hybrid working

Training and development opportunities

Good travel links in and out of Wembley and a range of cost-saving travel schemes

Access to My Brent Rewards, our dedicated website for staff with big brand discounts and local offers

Work at the outstanding state-of-the-art Brent Civic Centre

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. #