Shute End/Home Working, Wokingham Borough Council (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£43,421 - £48,474 Per Annum, Plus Benefits - (Pay award pending)
37 hours
Wokingham Borough Council has an excellent opportunity available for a Senior Capital Accountant to join our team on a full time, permanent basis.
As the Senior Capital Accountant, you will be responsible for the capital expenditure monitoring, covering current and future years budget setting. This will include meeting budget managers, supporting and monitoring projects operating in a complex and challenging financial environment, working with large financial values.
This pivotal role will work with different project managers, budget managers and project teams providing financial advice, support and challenge.
You will support and work closely with the Capital and Treasury Manager focusing on strategic objectives, strong financial management and contributing to the effectiveness of the service and the organisation to deliver the Council’s outcomes for its residents, customers and key stakeholders
This is an exciting role, where you will work across all areas of the Council on a wide range of capital projects including high value schemes. We offer hybrid working, allowing the team to work from home and attend the office a few times per month.
Benefits:
Now is a fantastic time to become part of our team and in return we can offer you an excellent range of benefits including flexible working options, a generous annual leave entitlement of 31 days (rising to 36 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays, a local government pension scheme, a range of local and lifestyle discounts, access to a free onsite gym (based at Shute End Office), salary sacrifice car and bike schemes, an employee assistance programme, including a 24/7 wellbeing support line, learning and development opportunities and so much more!
Key responsibilities:
- Undertake detailed capital expenditure monitoring including meeting managers
- Support capital budget setting processes
- Support complex capital projects
- Interpret and analyse detailed financial data / assumptions
- Lead specific requirements for statutory accounting / close of accounts including asset accounting
- Monitoring and completion of statutory returns relating to areas of capital and assets
- Work with key stakeholders including project managers, senior management and external auditors.
Candidate requirements:
- Good IT skills including office software such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to interrogate & analyse data & information at different levels
- Ability to review and challenge the progress on capital projects, identify areas of variance or risk and support identification of mitigations
- Experience in financial accounting and budget monitoring
Our Area
Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.
We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. The borough has a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.
If you are interested and would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Mark Thompson (Head of Corporate Finance) via email mark.thompson@wokingham.gov.uk
Closing date: Sunday 17th November 2024, 11pm
Interview date: W/C 25th November 2024
If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.
Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.
Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.
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