Funding Treasury Accountant – AR

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking a Funding Treasury Accountant for a UK finance team. The role focuses on treasury and capital accounting, VAT reporting, and year-end processes, with strong accounting knowledge and stakeholder liaison across the organisation.

The interim position offers a day rate of £358.73 PAYE, with ideally 2 days per week in the office. You will lead treasury activities, support the wider finance team, and ensure accurate financial reporting and controls.

Qualifications

• Strong practical financial accounting knowledge.
• Experience in treasury and capital accounting.
• Knowledge of fixed assets and year-end accounting processes.
• Experience completing bank and cash reconciliations.
• Knowledge of VAT returns and Making Tax Digital.
• Experience with Collection Fund accounting (Council Tax and Business Rates).

Responsibilities

• Manage treasury and capital accounting activities with accurate reporting.
• Oversee fixed asset accounting and year-end process support.
• Complete and review bank and cash reconciliations.
• Prepare VAT returns in line with HMRC and Making Tax Digital.
• Undertake Collection Fund accounting tasks.
• Use Agresso to manage financial information.
• Liaise with external investment providers, banks, and funding contacts.
• Provide technical accounting advice to the finance team.
• Build relationships with accountants and stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and step up to oversee the team when required.

Skills

Financial accounting

Treasury accounting

Fixed assets

Bank reconciliations

VAT / Making Tax Digital

Collection Fund accounting

Agresso

Communication

Independent work

Leadership

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Agresso

Job description

Funding Treasury Accountant

Day Rate: £358.73 per day PAYE
Working Pattern: Ideally 2 days per week in the office
Contract: Interim

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Funding Treasury Accountant to join a finance team, taking responsibility for a range of technical accounting, treasury and capital finance activities.

The successful candidate will have strong financial accounting knowledge and practical experience across treasury management, fixed assets, year-end accounts, reconciliations and VAT reporting.

This role requires someone who can work independently, provide technical accounting expertise and build effective working relationships with colleagues across the wider finance team and external stakeholders.

A formal accounting qualification is desirable but not essential. We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate strong practical accounting knowledge and the confidence to take ownership of complex financial responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage treasury and capital accounting activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting and controls.
• Oversee fixed asset accounting, including maintaining asset records and supporting the year-end process.
• Complete and review bank and cash reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements and Making Tax Digital.
• Undertake Collection Fund accounting, including areas relating to Council Tax and Business Rates.
• Use the Agresso financial management system to populate, maintain and manage financial information.
• Liaise confidently with external investment providers, banks and funding contacts.
• Provide technical accounting advice and support to colleagues across the wider finance team.
• Build strong working relationships with other accountants and key stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and support to the finance team, with the ability to step up and oversee the team when required.

Essential Experience and Skills

• Strong practical financial accounting and technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience in treasury and capital accounting.
• Knowledge of fixed assets and year-end accounting processes.
• Experience completing bank and cash reconciliations.
• Knowledge of VAT returns and Making Tax Digital.
• Experience with Collection Fund accounting, including Council Tax and Business Rates.
• Practical experience using Agresso.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Confidence to provide leadership and take responsibility for overseeing a finance team when required.

Desirable

• Previous local authority or public-sector finance experience.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience dealing with external investment and funding organisations.
• Previous experience leading or supervising finance teams.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be an experienced accountant with a strong technical background, ideally gained within a local authority or public-sector finance environment. They will be confident managing complex accounting responsibilities, working with financial systems and building relationships across the organisation.

They should also have the experience and professional confidence to step into a leadership capacity and provide support and direction to the wider finance team when required.