Capital Accountant

Capital Accountant

Location: Hybrid / London
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Contract: Permanent, full time

Make your mark on major capital investment programmes

We’re looking for a Capital Accountant to join a high-performing Finance team and play a key role in supporting large-scale capital investment across Development, Sales, IT, Facilities and Major Works.

This is a hands-on role with real influence you’ll business partner with non-finance teams, ensure robust capital accounting, and deliver high-quality financial insight that supports decision-making across the organisation.

If you enjoy working at the intersection of finance, projects and stakeholders and like improving processes rather than just running them this role will suit you well.

What you’ll gain

• Exposure to significant capital programmes and development activity
• A genuine business-partnering role with senior non-finance stakeholders
• The opportunity to streamline and automate capital accounting processes
• A strong control environment with scope to improve and modernise reporting
• A values-led organisation with a real social purpose

What you’ll do

• Own and support the capital accounting function, ensuring accurate and timely reporting
• Business partner with Development, Sales, IT, Facilities and Major Works teams on Capex activity
• Deliver clear, concise and reliable financial information to support decision making
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with capital and finance policies
• Drive process improvements to reduce month-end timelines while maintaining audit-ready records

Key responsibilities

• Prepare, post and review weekly, monthly and ad-hoc journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register, including component accounting, additions, disposals, enhancements, depreciation and grant amortisation
• Upload and reconcile development and other capital costs and income between SUN, Sequel and Dynamics, reporting variances to key stakeholders
• Ensure the Fixed Asset Register reconciles to the General Ledger and Housing Management System
• Support capital budgets, forecasts and long-term financial planning
• Work closely with Asset Management and Development teams from project inception through to completion
• Prepare audit schedules and statutory accounting disclosures
• Produce insightful variance analysis and commentary for monthly management accounts
• Process intercompany journals and reconciliations
• Account for and reconcile RCGF, DPF and retentions
• Prepare the monthly VAT return for the subsidiary and flag risks or issues early
• Support ad-hoc capital, development and sales-related projects as required

What you’ll need

• Strong capital accounting experience, ideally within housing, property or infrastructure
• Solid understanding of fixed assets, component accounting and grant funding
• Experience preparing journals, reconciliations and audit schedules
• Confidence working with non-finance stakeholders
• Strong Excel skills (intermediate to advanced)
• Experience with SUN (or similar finance systems)
• CIMA or ACCA qualified or part-qualified