Full-time Finance Director, London Borough of Barnet

01Important Information for Current Barnet Council Employees

• Where possible, employees who have access to Oracle are encouraged to apply via

the Opportunity Marketplace (Internal Career Site). This helps to ensure

applications are correctly identified as internal and avoids potential delays

during the recruitment process.

02About Barnet Council

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant

town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great

place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we

move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet

the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner

organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our

staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive,

Collaborative – which drive everything we do.

03About Finance

• We are committed to delivering for our residents by supporting our service areas
• to make sound financial decisions and utilising our resources in a sustainable
• way to ensure the high-quality services offered in Barnet can be maintained.
• We do this by hiring talented customer focused staff, investing in continuous

development and creating a culture that empowers our people.  We believe by

doing this our staff will ultimately support residents by being sound financial

stewards, create value to customers as trusted advisors and lead in continuous

improvement within the department and wider Council. Finance in Barnet is

diverse department includes Business Partnering, Exchequer, Treasury and

Pensions, Financial Planning to name a few.

04About the role

• This is a high-profile leadership role at the heart of one of London's largest

authorities. As Head of Finance for Communities, Adults and Health, you will

lead a professional finance business partnering service supporting some of the

Council's most significant and complex budgets, including Adult Social Care,

Public Health and Community Services. Working closely with Directors, Members

and senior leaders, you will provide strategic financial advice, drive financial

sustainability, support transformational change and help shape the future

delivery of services. As part of the Finance Leadership Team, you will

contribute to the Council's overall financial strategy while leading a

high-performing team committed to delivering excellent financial stewardship and

value for money.

05Please click here

• [https://lbbpublic001.blob.core.windows.net/jobdesc/HeadofFinance_CommunitiesAdultsHealth.pdf] to
• download the Job description for this role. (Right-click and select “Open in new
• tab” so you can keep the job description open while completing your application)

06About you

• You will be a fully qualified CCAB accountant (preferably CIPFA) with
• significant post-qualification experience in a senior finance leadership
• role.
• You will have extensive knowledge of local government finance, governance and
• statutory requirements, together with a strong understanding of the
• challenges facing Communities, Adults and Health services.
• You will have a proven track record of leading medium-term financial
• planning, budget setting, forecasting and financial recovery within a large
• and complex organisation.
• You will be a trusted adviser to senior leaders, able to provide strategic
• financial advice, challenge and insight that supports effective
• decision-making and financial sustainability.
• You will be a strong and visible leader with experience of developing
• high-performing teams and driving continuous improvement.
• With excellent communication and influencing skills, you will be able to
• translate complex financial issues into clear, practical advice that supports
• informed decision-making and delivers positive outcomes for residents.

07What we offer

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable
• guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your
• dependents
• A comprehensive Flexible Working Policy which supports work-life balance by
• empowering staff and management to make decisions around when, where, and how
• work is done
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets,
• energy suppliers and more
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers,
• travel and gym membership
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee
• assistance

08How to apply

• Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to

commence the online application form. If you would like any further information

about the role before applying, please contact Junaid Niazi - Assistant Director

of Finance, junaid.niazi@barnet.gov.uk.

System notice: Some dates shown on our online application system (such as “Apply

Before”) appear in US date format (MM/DD/YYYY) due to Oracle system settings.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a useful tool to support your application as

a reasonable adjustment, however, all examples and statements provided must be

truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where

plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others,

or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be

withdrawn, escalated to counter Fraud for further investigation and internal

candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate

guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of

children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and

volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment

procedures, this may include AI Detection Screening, Biometric ID/Right to Work

Checks, Qualification and Registration Checks, Up to 6 years of Employment Data

and Insights to Accelerate Screening (Konfir), Up to 5 years of Employment

History References, DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Checks, Credit Checks and

Social Media, Sanctions and Occupational Health Screening.

To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the

provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the

workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity

and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time,

compressed hours, and hybrid working) and is committed to offering employees a

healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant

requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly

what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and

encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable

adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on

this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled

applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our

recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are

09available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

• All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months,
• during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council
• satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may
• close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of

applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL

folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication

regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from

us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully

in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.