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Interim Lead Capital Accountant

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Job Description:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to join as our Lead Capital Accountant.

Job Responsibility:

  • Contributing to the management of the capital Programme
  • Being responsible for the Council’s capital accounting, ensuring that capital and balance sheet resources are used optimally
  • Reviewing new proposals and undertaking formal investment appraisals to assess the financial viability of future capital projects
  • Keeping abreast with local government finance legislative changes
  • Leading the production of quarterly management reports, in particular relating to fixed assets and the Capital Programme
  • Key point of contact with external auditors on all elements of technical capital accounting as part of the Statutory Accounts Process

Requirements:

Experience as a Lead Capital Accountant within another Council

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Job Posted:
January 12, 2026

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