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Your New RoleAs a key member of Brent Council’s senior finance leadership team, this role serves as the principal financial adviser to the Section 151 Officer, Deputy S151 Officer, Elected Members, and the Corporate Director for Service Reform and Strategy. The position shapes and delivers the department’s financial strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and fiscal sustainability. The role involves building and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including health sector partners, and leveraging financial insights to support strategic decision-making and policy development.

Lead a team of Finance Business Partners (2 Senior Finance Analysts, 2 Finance Analysts and a graduate trainee).

Oversee financial support across a diverse portfolio including Adult Social Care, Strategic Commissioning and Capacity Building, Public Health, Leisure and Parks, Integrated Care Partnerships, and Communications, Insight and Innovation.

Provide expert financial advice, robust challenge, and strategic support to service directors—enabling effective budget management, financial modelling of policy and corporate initiatives, and the delivery of savings and service efficiencies in line with the Council’s values and objectives.

What You''ll Need To SucceedYou will be a qualified accountant (CCAB or CIMA - CIPFA would be particularly beneficial) with strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills and a good understanding of local government finance. The role requires a highly skilled individual with a blend of technical, leadership and influencing skills across a broad strategic agenda. Ideally you have been a key contributor and driver in an organisation that has undergone significant business transformation, with demonstrable success of working collaboratively with Senior Managers and key stakeholders to improve financial performance. Experience partnering with adult social care and a willingness to constructively challenge and question assumptions, underpinned by a solutions-focused style, is preferred.

What You''ll Get In ReturnBenefits include:

Competitive salary

The opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlements starting from 27 days a year

Family friendly policies, including maternity/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 for staff discounts and local offers

Work at the Brent Civic Centre and nearby parking

Season ticket loan for public transport

Cycle to work scheme and onsite facilities

The closing date is 30th September, but applications will be reviewed as received. Please do not wait until the closing date to apply.

Details

Seniority level: Director

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Finance and Sales

Industries: Advertising Services

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