Head Of Finance

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Job summary

Brent Council is seeking a Head of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership across multiple directorates, shaping budgets, forecasts and financial planning to secure robust financial health. This senior role partners with Members and Directors to drive value-for-money outcomes and reliable financial reporting, while overseeing major contracts and financial performance metrics.

The post is 3 days onsite with 2 days working from home, on a six-month initial contract with potential

Qualifications

• Strategic financial leadership across directorates.
• Technical excellence in accounting, budgeting, forecasting and medium-term financial planning.
• Ability to influence across Members, directors and senior managers.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic financial advice and building trusted relationships with Members and Directors across the Council.
• Leading financial and management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and MTFS across revenue budgets with robust financial control.
• Providing financial leadership for major service contracts, ensuring value-for-money and contractual compliance.

Job description

Head of Finance

Brent Council

3 days onsite, 2 days work from home (non-negotiable)

PAYE: £466.58 per day OR

Limited/Umbrella: £650.00 per day

6 month initial contract with the view for extension

The Post

The Head of Finance is part of the Council's core senior managers' group and providesstrategic financial leadership across the Neighbourhoods & Regeneration and Finance & Resources directorates. This role requires a highly skilled finance professional who combines technical excellence, commercial acumen, leadership capability and the influencing skills needed to operate across a broad and complex strategic agenda.

Key responsibilities

• Providing strategic financial advice and building strong, trusted relationships with Members, the Neighbourhoods & Regeneration andFinance & Resources Directors and senior managers across the Council.
• Leading all aspects of financial and management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and medium-term financial planning across the Neighbourhoods &Regeneration and Finance & Resources revenue budgets, ensuring robust financial control and long-term financial sustainability.
• Providing financial leadership for major strategically significant service contracts, including the Council's waste, recycling and street cleansing arrangements, ensuring robust financial monitoring, performance challenge, contractual compliance and value-for-money outcomes.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency