Your new company 

This is a great time to join the finance team at London Borough of Brent. You will work with an outstanding leadership team and will join a highly committed and innovative team who are dedicated to building on their performance. 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.

Your new role

The key focus of this role is managing the Council’s Treasury Management function, including the strategic modelling of the Council’s cash flow, strategic reporting requirements and managing the Council’s investment and borrowing activities. The role requires you to manage a small team alongside staff at all levels of finance who support the activities within the function. Keeping up to date with changes in legislation relating to capital accounting and Treasury Management will be essential as you prepare key areas of the financial statements.

Systems: Oracle and excel.

What you'll need to succeed 

You will be a qualified accountant with a good understanding of Treasury Management with experience in local government. You will have a strong technical understanding of Capital and Treasury accounting requirements and be comfortable explaining these areas and presenting to members and other key stakeholders.

What you'll get in return 

Flexible working options are available. Hybrid working

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary The opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme Generous holiday entitlements starting from 26 days' holiday a year A full range of family friendly policies, including generous maternity and paternity entitlements and childcare schemes Flexible working patterns, including hybrid working  Training and development opportunities Good travel links in and out of Wembley and a range of cost-saving travel schemes Access to My Brent Rewards, our dedicated website for staff with big brand discounts and local offers  Work at the outstanding state-of-the-art Brent Civic Centre

The closing date will be 14th February but please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received. Please do not wait until the closing date to apply. 

If you would like to have an informal conversation regarding this role please contact Jan McQuaker on 0207 259 8745 or email jan.mcquaker@hays.com