Financial Analyst - HRA

Your new companyThis is a great time to join the finance team atLondon 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 roleFinance Analyst - HRA

• Supporting the HRA Senior Finance Analyst and contributing towards preparation of the HRA annual statement of accounts and notes and dealing with subsequent audit queries
• Carrying out various checks and reconciliations, such as bank and balance sheet reconciliations, to ensure that all balances are intact
• Supporting the service with annual housing rent setting and tenants' service charge reviews
• Contributing towards the annual update of the HRA Business Plan and its regular monitoring
• Supporting the preparation of HRA budgets
• Assisting with collating financial data for various statutory housing returns (LAHS / LADR / RO / RA) and the annual core benchmarking exercise
• Helping to ensure that the budget monitoring position is understood and mitigating corrective actions are taken where an overspend is projected
• Liaising and building relationships with external parties and partners

What you'll need to succeed

• The successful candidate will be a part qualified accountant/AAT and have a keen interest in working in a more technical area of finance.
• You should be interested in understanding the funding model of local government and be keen to keep up with statutory regulations.
• You may have worked in local government but applications from candidates who have worked in another public service area would be welcome.
• You must be able to demonstrate excellent experience of complex reconciliations, a thorough understanding of accrual accounting and a keen interest to become an expert in a specialist area.

What you'll get in return

• 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

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