Finance Analyst

Job description

Job responsibilities

Salary range: £42,795 - £52,929 p.a. inc.

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Civic Centre and other locations from time to time

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. Brents 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.

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The Post

We are recruiting for Finance Analysts across the following areas:

1. Finance Business Partnering; Resident services, ASC & Health, CYP
2. Chief Accountants team
3. Capital, Treasury & Commercial

These roles will require experience in either Financial Accounting or Business Partnering.

Finance Analysts at Brent are expected to take responsibility for key activities such as:

• Reporting to the Senior Finance Analyst or Head of Finance 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 Finance Administration Team and 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 are 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.

Full details are provided in the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• AAT qualified, part qualified CCAB or CII + ongoing study OR equivalent experience

Employer details

Employer name

London Borough Of Brent

Address

London Borough Of Brent

Engineers Way

Wembley

Middlesex

HA9 0FJ

Employer's website

https://www.brent.gov.uk (Opens in a new tab)