At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide high-quality financial analysis and support budget holders in delivering value-for-money services.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to supporting vulnerable community members.
- Benefits: Generous holiday, flexible working, training opportunities, and discounts through My Brent Rewards.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic environment with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in adult social care while developing your finance career.
- Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 66378 - 69984 £ per year.
Salary range: £66,378 – 69,984 p.a. incl. 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. 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
- 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, 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 rather than resist 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.
Our Offer to You
In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:
- Generous holiday entitlements starting from 27 days' holiday a year.
- Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided).
- A full range of family-friendly policies, including generous maternity and paternity entitlements and childcare schemes.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Access to My Brent Rewards, our dedicated website for staff with brand discounts and local offers.
- Work at the outstanding state-of-the-art Brent Civic Centre.
- Season ticket loan for public transport.
- Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities.
Senior Financial Analyst in Wembley employer: Brent Council
As a Senior Financial Analyst at our organisation, you will be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to supporting vulnerable members of our community through effective financial management. We offer a collaborative work culture that values innovation and professional growth, with generous benefits including flexible working hours, extensive holiday entitlements, and access to training opportunities. Located in the state-of-the-art Brent Civic Centre, you will enjoy a modern working environment that fosters both personal and professional development.
