Capital & Projects Accountant

Adecco are pleased to be recruiting for a Capital & Projects Accountant to join Thames Valley Police on a full time basis.

Please see the key points below:

• Full time, 37 hours per week, Monday - Thursday 08:40am - 17:00pm Friday 08:40am - 16:00pm
• £31.20per hour
• Office working in Kidlington along with Hybrid working
• Working for the
• Temporary role until at least the end of December 2025

Please note: due to Police Criteria you would need to have lived in the UK continuously for at least the last 5 years to apply for this post. Any Offer is subject to Police Vetting.

The overall purpose of the role is to: Take complete ownership of the end-to-end financial management of force projects including reporting, policies and procedures. Own and manage all aspects of capital policy, budgeting and reporting.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS

1. Deliver monthly project reporting to business units, governance boards and corporate finance highlighting risks, issues and opportunities to inform and enable decision-making.

2. Work with Project Managers to ensure all projects maintain robust financial forecasts and projections and follow project and capital accounting methodology and adhere to the capital strategy to enable strategic horizon planning and financial planning.

3. Take a strategic leadership role in the business case process to ensure compliance with financial standards and all business cases provide sufficient information to make informed investment decisions and explore all options to enable the force to deliver value for money. Ultimate financial sign off responsibility.

4. Own the update and maintenance of the fixed asset register to enable the year end close down and ensure compliance with capital policy and accounting standards.

5. Take ownership of the Medium Term Capital Plan (MTCP), in accordance with the force's strategic objectives, to ensure required capital investment is budgeted enabling comprehensive financial plans. Prepare budget papers, monitoring reports, funding recommendations and cash flow information on behalf of the Director of Finance and PCC's CFO.

6. Develop, own and enforce the force's capital policy and project-related procedures and processes to ensure a consistent standard is maintained and adheres to accounting standards. Update on a cyclical basis and provide training as necessary.

7. Take a lead role in the external annual audit of accounts in regards to capital and project expenditure. Managing the relationship with the auditors, taking responsibility and ownership of providing evidence, answering queries and maintaining robust supporting documentation, including engagement with third parties, to enable audit sign off and regulatory compliance in regards to capital and project expenditure.

8. Financial lead, working with Procurement and Business Leads, in the preparation of commercial tenders/procurement proposals ensuring there is compliance with forces procurement policies and contracts represent Value for Money in relation to projects and capital spend.

9. Any other duties as allocated by the Senior Business Partner or Head of Accounts as and when required.

Expertise: Concerned with the level of administrative, professional and/or technical expertise (knowledge and skills) needed to perform the role effectively; may be acquired through experience, specialised training, and/or professional or specialist education and training.

. CCAB Qualified Accountant with experience of partnering business units.

. Proven experience of project and capital accounting and an understanding of project and programme management methodology.

. Ability to develop strong relationships with a solution-oriented approach to working with Business Units.

. Very strong communication and influencing skills with stakeholders applying tact and diplomacy.

. Strong presentational skills with the ability to interpret, analyse and explain complex financial data to stakeholders in a clear and understandable way.

. Advanced Excel skills and information system skills.

. Ability to think creatively and laterally and identify opportunities and initiate new ideas. Strong problem-solving skills.

. The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

. The ability to manage and develop staff.

If you have the skills for this role, please apply. If your CV is shortlisted by Adecco, one of our Recruitment Consultants will be in touch to discuss submitting your application to the force.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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