Senior Capital Accountant - Social Housing

Goodman Masson; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A large housing provider in the Reading area is seeking a Senior Capital Accountant to enhance its financial accounting team. This role involves managing fixed asset activities and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The ideal candidate will lead the fixed asset accounting operations and produce insightful monthly reports. Working conditions are hybrid, requiring some presence in the office and travel to other sites. This is an excellent opportunity to influence capital expenditure management in a significant organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in capital accounting with knowledge of relevant standards.
• Strong analytical skills for asset performance analysis.
• Ability to drive consistency in capital expenditure management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of fixed asset accounting.
• Maintain strong controls around the asset register.
• Provide monthly reporting and analysis on capital expenditure.

Job description

A large housing provider in the wider Reading area is looking to bring in a Senior Capital Accountant to strengthen its financial accounting function. This position focuses on managing the organisation’s fixed asset activities and supporting accurate monthly and annual reporting. The role is hybrid, with a mix of office and remote working, and occasional travel to other sites within the group.

Role Overview

You’ll take ownership of key areas within the capital and fixed asset processes, ensuring asset information is correctly recorded, updated, and reconciled. This includes overseeing additions, disposals, asset changes and other movements across a sizeable asset base.

A central part of the role is ensuring accounting treatments remain compliant with relevant standards and internal policies. You’ll work closely with colleagues across finance and operational teams to maintain strong controls and drive consistency in how capital expenditure is managed.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of fixed asset accounting, ensuring data is accurate and up to date
• Maintain strong controls around the asset register and support improvements to existing processes
• Provide monthly reporting, analysis and insight relating to capital expenditure, depreciation and asset performance
• Support the development and application of capitalisation policies and ensure they align with current accounting requirements
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