Capital Accountant

Role Title: Capital Accountant
Type: 10 to 12-week interim contract
Day Rate: £400 to £500 per day
Hybrid: 2 days onsite, every Monday and Wednesday
Location: Leicestershire

Sellick Partnership are working with a Local Authority in Leicestershire who are seeking an experienced Capital Accountant to support the finance team with a range of urgent year-end and capital accounting activities.

The successful candidate will utilise their specialist knowledge of corporate finance, government policy and local authority finance legislation to support the production of the Council's financial accounts and ensure key statutory deadlines are met.

The responsibilities of the Capital Accountant will be:

• Supporting the production of the Statement of Accounts, specifically relating to capital accounting
• Preparing and reviewing year-end working papers
• Responding to external audit queries and supporting audit sampling requests
• Completing key balance sheet reconciliations
• Supporting the production of quarterly capital monitoring reports
• Preparing government returns and capital grant claims
• Ensuring compliance with local authority accounting regulations and statutory guidance

The ideal candidate for the Capital Accountant role will have:

• Previous experience working within Local Government finance
• Strong capital accounting experience
• Experience supporting the production of Statement of Accounts
• Knowledge of local authority accounting regulations and capital finance
• Experience liaising with external auditors
• Excellent analytical and communication skills

How to apply for the Capital Accountant role:

If you believe that you are well suited to this excellent opportunity of Capital Accountant, please apply directly or contact Tim Farnsworth at Sellick Partnership Derby Office for more information.

CVs will be screened and sent over to the client for shortlisting, with successful applicants being contacted to arrange interviews as soon as possible.

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