Head of Finance

Brent Council
Brent Civic Centre, Wembley
Hybrid Working
- Minimum 3 Days Per Week in the Office
Immediate Start
Ongoing Temporary Assignment £650 per day (Inside IR35)
36 Hours per Week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of London's most diverse and ambitious local authorities as Head of Finance
- Neighbourhoods & Regeneration and Finance & Resources
.

The Head of Finance forms part of the Council's core senior management group and provides strategic financial leadership across the Neighbourhoods & Regeneration and Finance & Resources directorates.

• Act as the senior finance lead for the Neighbourhoods & Regeneration and Finance & Resources directorates.
• Provide strategic financial advice to Directors, senior managers and elected Members.

• Lead all aspects of budgeting, forecasting and financial management.
• Drive medium-term financial planning and long-term financial sustainability.

• Provide high-quality financial insight, challenge and support to senior stakeholders.
• Identify emerging financial risks, pressures and opportunities.
• Support informed decision-making and timely corrective action where required.

• Provide financial leadership for major strategically significant contracts.
• Lead financial oversight of waste, recycling and street cleansing contracts.

• Support service transformation and modernisation programmes.
• Identify and deliver savings opportunities and efficiencies.

• Ensure compliance with statutory accounting requirements and financial regulations.
• Maintain effective governance, risk management and internal control arrangements.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Significant senior-level finance leadership experience within a large and complex organisation.
• Proven experience providing strategic financial advice to senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Strong experience managing substantial revenue budgets and financial planning processes.
• Experience supporting transformation, savings and service improvement programmes.
• Experience managing financial risks within complex service environments.
• Strong business partnering skills with Directors, Members and senior leaders.
• Experience overseeing major service contracts and commercial arrangements.
• Local government finance experience is highly desirable.

• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking capability.
• Excellent financial planning, budgeting and forecasting expertise.
• Ability to influence and challenge at senior level.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of financial governance and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to lead and develop high-performing finance teams.

• Fully qualified accountant (CIPFA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.