Senior Accountant - Capital & Technical

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government entity in Warwick is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to manage capital accounting and ensure financial governance. Responsibilities include maintaining asset registers, overseeing accounting compliance, and providing expert financial advice. The ideal candidate will be CCAB or CIMA qualified, possess strong Excel skills, and demonstrate excellent attention to detail. This role offers flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous annual leave

Local government pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and ownership of work.
• Experience in capital accounting preferred, ideally in a local authority.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and maintain financial integrity.
• Manage asset, lease, and capital grants registers.
• Provide technical financial advice and respond to audit queries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong Excel skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Initiative

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualified

Job description

Senior Accountant – Capital & Technical

Job Details

• Pay Grade & Scale: Grade O, Scale 32-34
• Hours: 37 hours per week (or part‑time available – 30 hours per week)
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Place of Work: Warwick (Hybrid)
• Closing Date: 26th January 2026
• Interview Date: TBC

About the Role

Are you ready to make a real impact in local government finance? We’re looking for an experienced Capital Accountant to join our Strategic Finance team. This is your chance to take ownership of a key technical area, ensuring accurate capital accounting and strong financial governance. You’ll safeguard the integrity of the Council’s financial reporting, ensuring full compliance with accounting standards, and provide expert advice on complex capital accounting issues for a balance sheet with fixed assets valued at £1.5 billion covering a diverse portfolio of land, buildings, and infrastructure.

What You’ll Do

You’ll be at the heart of our capital accounting and technical finance work. You’ll lead on all aspects of capital accounting – maintaining key registers, managing asset valuations, delivering the capital elements of the Statement of Accounts, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. You’ll handle complex transactions, oversee the capital closedown process, and provide expert technical advice to support accurate reporting and audit assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and maintain financial integrity.
• Manage the Council’s asset, lease, and capital grants registers, including property valuations.
• Oversee the annual capital closedown process and support the production of the Statement of Accounts.
• Provide technical financial advice and respond to audit queries.
• Maintain and reconcile the capital ledger, posting financing adjustments and allocating resources.
• Contribute to investment proposals and ensure accurate depreciation in budgets.
• Monitor grants, act as cost centre manager for capital funds, and complete statutory returns on time.

What We’re Looking For

We want someone who:

• excellent attention to detail and takes pride in and ownership of their work.
• Uses initiative and proactively collaborates with colleagues.
• Is keen to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment.
• Possesses strong Excel skills and ideally experience with financial systems.
• Brings experience in capital accounting – preferably within a local authority setting although this is not essential.
• Communicates complex information clearly and confidently.

Essential Requirements

• Must be CCAB or CIMA qualified with substantial post‑qualification experience in a finance environment.
• Ability to manage complex technical areas and meet challenging deadlines.
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills.

Desirable

• Highly developed Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience in local government finance and statutory reporting.
• Sound understanding of capital accounting principles.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Flexible working options – including hybrid working to support work‑life balance.
• Generous annual leave and local government pension scheme.
• Professional development opportunities – we’ll support your growth and continuous learning.
• A supportive, collaborative team that values innovation and improvement.
• Work that matters – every decision and calculation helps deliver services and investments that benefit our community.

To discuss the role, please contact Karen Clarke, Finance Manager – Capital & Technical, via e‑mail [e-mail]

Equality and Diversity

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under‑representation in its workforce. See more.