Senior Finance Analyst

Our local authority client based in North West London are urgently seeking an experienced Senior Finance Analyst.

3 days a week in the office, 2 days from home

Pay: £335.28 a day Umbrella

Job Role

A key focus of the role will be overseeing the Temporary Accommodation and the Supported Exempt Accommodation portfolio. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who thrives on analysing complex issues, influencing decision-making, and helping to drive sustainable solutions that deliver better outcomes for residents. You will also support residents’ services likes registrars, library and customer services. As a Senior Finance Analyst, you will act as a trusted business partner to senior managers and service leaders, providing robust financial analysis, challenge, and advice across the service - helping services understand financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and develop strategies to address escalating demand and cost pressures. Working closely with operational teams, you will provide meaningful insight that informs decision-making and supports the delivery of the council's medium-term financial strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce accurate budget monitoring, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Provide strategic financial advice and challenge to budget holders and senior managers.
• Analyse cost drivers, demand trends, and financial risks within Temporary Accommodation and homelessness services.
• Support the development of savings proposals, business cases, and transformation initiatives.
• Lead on budget setting, monthly monitoring, year-end processes, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Develop financial models and scenario planning to support decision-making.
• Present complex financial information in a clear and accessible way to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across Housing, Resident Services, and wider corporate teams.

What you’ll need to succeed

• You will be a fully qualified accountant.
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to challenge and influence a range of stakeholders.
• Experience of supporting budget management, you will ideally have a good understanding of schools funding through working in local government or a school environment where you have assumed responsibility for budgetary control.

Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful.