Senior Capital Accountant

Are you an experienced capital accounting professional looking to take your experience to the next level? Are you excited at the prospect of leading on several exciting and high-profile capital and systems focussed projects, where you can take an autonomous lead in both areas? Do you thrive in a role where your expertise directly contributes to the success of a dynamic organisation? If yes, this could be your next role!

This thriving public sector organisation is currently seeking a Senior Capital Accounting to join their team on a permanent basis in this newly repurposed role! Reporting into the Head of Finance, you will take the lead on all things capital accounting for the organisation’s ever evolving project portfolio, whilst also taking a key lead on the development and maintenance of their financial systems.

The key duties of this Senior Capital Accountant are as follows:

• Collaborate with the Head of Finance on financial planning, budgeting, and reporting for the organisation’s operations and capital projects.
• Take charge of financial planning and reporting for all grant-funded projects, managing both capital and revenue aspects.
• Lead initiatives to refine financial systems, boosting their accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Track and manage cash flow for various projects and general operations.
• Maintain strong relationships with grant providers and ensure timely, accurate reporting.
• Support external evaluations and audits, implementing necessary improvements.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced capital accounting professional who is looking to step up into a role where they can take the sole lead in their field of expertise, across a portfolio that is constantly evolving. This organisation offers exceptional employee benefits, along with a competitive salary, and the opportunity to work for an organisation who have an exceptional reputation of excellent in their field.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience managing the financials of large-scale capital projects.
• At least part-qualified as an accountancy professional.
• Ideally, a background working in the further education sector, but this is by no means essential.
• Demonstrable experience of having made system / process automations or been involved in a system implementation.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

If you are ready to leverage your financial expertise in a role that combines strategic oversight and system development, please do not delay in applying!