Senior Accounting Technician - Capital - Corporate Finance

Job Posted: 5 February 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Grade 9, £33,367.00 to £36,325.00 per annum
• Industries: Accounting Banking & Financial

37 hours per week

An exciting permanent opportunity has arisen within the Financial Management Team for a Senior Accounting Technician to provide mainly capital accounting support and challenge across the Isle of Wight Councils ambitious £186million capital programme (current value over the 2024 to 2029 period).

You will thrive on working with precise accuracy and diligence involving material monetary values from schemes across the capital programme that have a big impact on the Island. The successful candidate will:

• Maintain capital code structures and budgets on the council’s finance system (SAP).
• Liaise with managers on financial queries, data quality and availability of funding.
• Produce and distribute monthly capital budget monitoring, representing finance at various boards and project specific meetings.
• Ensure the funding of the programme remains in balance, including the reconciliation of capital receipts, grants, and contributions.
• Work with a strong team ethic in particular around the annual statement of accounts year end process.

You must be Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) fully qualified or relevant equivalent and be comfortable working in a modern financial environment providing financial advice to various stakeholders.

If you would like to be part of this forward thinking increased capacity finance team, with opportunities to shape process and improvements, please consider an application.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Barry Downer at [email protected]

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

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If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]  Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

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