Head of Finance

1 day ago

Brent, United Kingdom Brent Council Full time

Salary range: £74,868 - £87,389 p.a. inc London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 40 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. Brent’s 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.

**The Post**

The Head of Finance at Brent is part of the Council's core senior managers' group and supports a specific Council Directorate or Corporate Function. This role requires a highly skilled individual with a blend of technical, leadership and influencing skills across a broad strategic agenda. Post holders are expected to take responsibility for key activities including:

- Provision of advice directly to and manage relationships with Members, Corporate Directors and Senior Managers across the council, and to manage comparable relationships with major partners and contractors.
- Financial & Management Accounting, Ad hoc Project Management, overseeing the implementation of new financial initiatives and working collaboratively across relevant functional areas within the business.
- Provide added value analysis and insight to Heads of Service and Directors on all aspects of the department’s financial performance, providing clear recommendations for improvement.
- Manage significant budget areas, specifically the Council's Capital Programme and Treasury Management function ensuring that effective internal control, governance and compliance is in place and that all external obligations being met.
- Be capable of deputising for the statutory chief finance officer (s151 officer).

**The Person**

You will ideally have been a key contributor and driver in an organisation which has undergone significant business transformation with demonstrable success in working collaboratively and proactively with Senior Managers and key stakeholders to improve an organisation’s financial performance.

You should also be highly proactive with a detail-conscious approach and strong commercial acumen. A willingness to constructively challenge and question assumptions, underpinned by a solutions-focused style is vitally important.

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

**Closing Date**:26 January 2025 (23:59)

**Assessment & Interview Date**:w/c 3 February 2025

**Additional Information**

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

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