Head of Finance - Service Reform and Strategy (Adult Social Care)

Your new company
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.

Your new role
As a key member of Brent Council's senior finance leadership team, this role serves as the principal financial adviser to the Section 151 Officer, Deputy S151 Officer, Elected Members, and the Corporate Director for Service Reform & Strategy. The position plays a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the department's financial strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and fiscal sustainability. The role involves building and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including health sector partners, and leveraging financial insights to support strategic decision-making and policy development.
Leading a team of Finance Business Partners (2 Senior Finance Analysts, 2 Finance Analysts and a graduate trainee), the postholder oversees financial support across a diverse portfolio, including Adult Social Care, Strategic Commissioning and Capacity Building, Public Health, Leisure & Parks, Integrated Care Partnerships, and Communications, Insight & Innovation. The team provides expert financial advice, robust challenge, and strategic support to service directors-enabling effective budget management, financial modelling of policy and corporate initiatives, and the delivery of savings and service efficiencies in line with the Council's values and objectives.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified accountant (CCAB or CIMA - CIPFA would be particularly beneficial) with strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills and a good understanding of local government finance. This role requires a highly skilled individual with a blend of technical, leadership and influencing skills across a broad strategic agenda. You will ideally have been a key contributor and driver in an organisation which has undergone significant business transformation with demonstrable success of working collaboratively and proactively with Senior Managers and key stakeholders to improve an organisation's financial performance. You will ideally have experience of partnering with adult social care and will have a willingness to constructively challenge and question assumptions, underpinned by a solutions-focused style.

What you'll get in return
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