Capital and Projects Accountant

Service Care Solutions; Kidlington; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

Service Care Solutions seeks a qualified Capital and Projects Accountant for a hybrid role within a leading police force. You'll oversee financial management for major capital projects, enhancing service delivery and ensuring effective investment decisions. The position offers significant responsibilities, engagement with high-profile stakeholders, and potential for contract extension.

Benefits

High-profile stakeholder engagement

Opportunity for contract extension

Hybrid flexibility

Competitive salary and flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with relevant experience.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven experience in financial reporting, forecasting, and capital accounting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive monthly project reporting.
• Collaborate with Project Managers on financial forecasting.
• Lead on financial sign-off and assurance of business cases.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Forecasting

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Analysis

Excel Skills

Education

Fully qualified accountant (CCAB, ACCA, or equivalent)

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Capital and Projects Accountant
Location: Hybrid (Kidlington)
Contract Type: Temporary - Initial Duration with Potential Extension
Hours: Full Time
Rate: PAYE £31.20 per hour | Umbrella £42.16 per hour
Start Date: ASAP

About the Role: Service Care Solutions is recruiting on behalf of a leading police force for a qualified Finance Business Partner to play a pivotal role in delivering robust financial oversight and strategic guidance across capital projects. The role is a hybrid position, with 1-2 days per week in the office (Wednesdays required). The first week will be fully office-based to ensure a strong induction into systems and processes.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead on the financial management of high-value, strategic capital projects-contributing to improved service delivery and value for money across policing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver comprehensive monthly project reporting to business units, governance boards, and corporate finance.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to maintain robust financial forecasting and capital planning.
• Lead on the financial sign-off and assurance of business cases to ensure value-for-money investment decisions.
• Own and manage the Fixed Asset Register to support year-end close and compliance with accounting standards.
• Develop and maintain the Medium-Term Capital Plan (MTCP) aligned with strategic policing objectives.
• Lead on the development, communication, and training of capital policies and project-related financial procedures.
• Act as primary liaison for external audit queries related to capital and project expenditure.
• Support procurement and commercial activities, ensuring contracts represent value for money.
• Support scenario planning, forecasting, and risk analysis using advanced Excel modelling.

About You: Essential Criteria:

• Fully qualified accountant (CCAB, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Experience working in a business partnering capacity (70-80% of the role).
• Proven experience in financial reporting, forecasting, and capital accounting.
• Excellent Excel and data analysis skills; experience in scenario modelling and risk forecasting.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills-particularly in presenting at governance level.
• Experience working alongside IT departments or within tech-heavy project environments.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines.

Desirable:

• Previous experience within policing or wider public sector organisations.
• Familiarity with project and capital funding within large, complex organisations.

Why Apply?

• Work at the heart of a major capital investment programme in a nationally recognised police force.
• Hybrid flexibility with a structured and supportive onboarding.
• High-profile stakeholder engagement and visibility across the organisation.
• Opportunity for contract extension.

Interested?
To express interest or learn more, contact Lewis Ashcroft at:
[e-mail] | 01772 208962

• Highly competitive salary and flexible benefits
• Highly competitive salary and flexible benefits
• Highly competitive salary and flexible benefits
• Highly competitive salary and flexible benefits
• Highly competitive salary and flexible benefits
• Highly competitive salary and flexible benefits