Interim Fixed Asset Accountant - Public Sector

Morgan Law; England; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Morgan Law is recruiting an Interim Fixed Assets Accountant for a South East based Local Government client. The role covers ownership of the Council’s Fixed Asset Registers, year-end processes for 2025/26 and preparation of 2026/27 data.

You will maintain asset registers, lead on capital accounting, depreciation, disposals and impairments, and support external audit and capital programme reporting in a hybrid working pattern with 1–2 days in the office, at a day rate of £600–£650.

Qualifications

• Local government financial specialist with strong technical experience across fixed assets.
• Strong knowledge of Fixed Asset Registers and General Ledger reconciliations.
• Experience in capital accounting, asset valuations, depreciation, disposals and impairments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the Capital Asset Register with high accuracy.
• Lead on technical accounting treatments for asset additions, disposals, impairments, revaluations and depreciation.
• Produce year-end capital statements, notes and working papers for the annual statements and liaise with external auditors.
• Monitor capital expenditure and provide variance analysis to project leads and senior stakeholders.
• Ensure accounting practices align with CIPFA, IFRS and internal regulations.

Skills

Fixed assets

GL reconciliations

Capital accounting

Asset valuations

Depreciation

Impairments

IFRS knowledge

Education

CCAB qualified

Job description

Morgan Law is recruiting an Interim Fixed Assets Accountant for a South East based Local Government client. The role covers ownership of the Council’s Fixed Asset Registers, year-end processes for 2025/26 and preparation of 2026/27 data.

You will maintain asset registers, lead on capital accounting, depreciation, disposals and impairments, and support external audit and capital programme reporting in a hybrid working pattern with 1–2 days in the office, at a day rate of £600–£650.