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At London Borough of Brent, finance is more than just producing the accounts, it’s about enabling transformation, safeguarding public resources, and helping shape the future of our borough. Working closely with colleagues across the council to ensure that financial insight is at the heart of decision-making. Their work is grounded in fairness, inclusion, and respect, and great pride is taken in creating a team environment where every voice is heard, and every success is celebrated. These values are not just aspirations, they are embedded in how they lead, how they support each other, and how they deliver for Brent’s communities.

In your role as Finance Business Partner, you will support the Senior Finance Analyst in preparing the HRA annual statement of accounts and accompanying notes, as well as responding to subsequent audit queries. You will undertake a range of financial checks and reconciliations, support annual housing rent setting and tenant service charge reviews, and contribute to updating and monitoring the HRA Business Plan. In addition, you will assist in the preparation of HRA budgets and provide analytical support to ensure sound financial decision‑making.

As a Finance Analyst within the Capital Team, you will operate as a Business Partner, providing high‑quality financial and accounting support across a designated area of the Council’s capital programme. You will advise officers on a wide range of financial matters, ensuring alignment with the Council’s strategic and operational objectives.

Your responsibilities will include maintaining and updating the asset register, appraising new capital projects, and leading key capital financial reporting tasks. Strong analytical skills and financial modelling capability are essential, enabling you to inform strategic decision‑making, improve financial performance, and support delivery of the Council’s wider capital priorities.

You will act as the Finance Business Partner for the Children & Young People’s directorate, with a particular focus on services supporting the inclusion of children with Special Educational Needs. You will play a key role in the ongoing programme to reduce the Dedicated Schools Grant deficit, undertaking detailed and complex data analysis, and supporting the budget‑setting process. Your financial expertise will help ensure robust planning, monitoring, and delivery of resources across the directorate.