Capital & Projects Accountant - Local Authority

Spinwell Global; Kidlington; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the public sector is seeking a qualified Capital & Projects Accountant for a hybrid role in Kidlington. This position involves critical financial responsibilities, including project reporting, budget preparation, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Candidates should possess strong communication, analytical skills, and be CCAB qualified, making it an excellent opportunity for career development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in project and capital accounting.
• Proven experience working with business units.
• Advanced Excel and information system skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly project reporting to governance boards.
• Own the update of the fixed asset register.
• Lead role in external audit regarding capital expenditure.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Management

Excel

Project Accounting

Education

CCAB Qualified Accountant

Job description

Role: Capital & Projects AccountantREF 366807
Contract Length: Until December 2025
Location: Hybrid/Kidlington - 1-2 days per week but Wednesday's need to be one of those days. You will be required in the office all week when you start to ensure you are up to speed with the role and systems. There is a potential for the role to be extended.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £42.16 per hour

Spinwell is recruiting for a Capital & Projects Accountant for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CAPITAL & PROJECTS ACCOUNTANT

• Deliver monthly project reporting to business units, governance boards and corporate finance highlighting risks, issues and opportunities to inform and enable decision-making.
• Work with Project Managers to ensure all projects maintain robust financial forecasts and projections and follow project and capital accounting methodology and adhere to the capital strategy to enable strategic horizon planning and financial planning.
• Take a strategic leadership role in the business case process to ensure compliance with financial standards and all business cases provide sufficient information to make informed investment decisions and explore all options to enable the force to deliver value for money. Ultimate financial sign off responsibility.
• Own the update and maintenance of the fixed asset register to enable the year end close down and ensure compliance with capital policy and accounting standards.
• Take ownership of the Medium Term Capital Plan (MTCP), in accordance with the force’s strategic objectives, to ensure required capital investment is budgeted enabling comprehensive financial plans. Prepare budget papers, monitoring reports, funding recommendations and cash flow information on behalf of the Director of Finance and PCC’s CFO.
• Develop, own and enforce the force’s capital policy and project-related procedures and processes to ensure a consistent standard is maintained and adheres to accounting standards. Update on a cyclical basis and provide training as necessary.
• Take a lead role in the external annual audit of accounts in regards to capital and project expenditure. Managing the relationship with the auditors, taking responsibility and ownership of providing evidence, answering queries and maintaining robust supporting documentation, including engagement with third parties, to enable audit sign off and regulatory compliance in regards to capital and project expenditure.
• Financial lead, working with Procurement and Business Leads, in the preparation of commercial tenders/procurement proposals ensuring there is compliance with forces procurement policies and contracts represent Value for Money in relation to projects and capital spend.
• Any other duties as allocated by the Senior Business Partner or Head of Accounts as and when required.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE CAPITAL & PROJECTS ACCOUNTANT

• CCAB Qualified Accountant with experience of partnering business units.
• Proven experience of project and capital accounting and an understanding of project and programme management methodology.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with a solution-oriented approach to working with Business Units.
• Very strong communication and influencing skills with stakeholders applying tact and diplomacy.
• Strong presentational skills with the ability to interpret, analyse and explain complex financial data to stakeholders in a clear and understandable way.
• Advanced Excel skills and information system skills.
• Ability to think creatively and laterally and identify opportunities and initiate new ideas. Strong problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

If you are a Capital & Projects Accountant, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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