Capex and Fleet Accountant

Our client is a highly acquisitive £300m business who have made 50 acquisitions in the last 20 years. Due to further growth plans they seek to hire a Capex and Fleet Accountant. The role will manage the Capex processes for the group including responsibility for capex and fleet accounting to ensure timely and accurate processing of the related financial transactions, robust controls and driving efficiencies in the capex and fleet accounting processes.

Responsibilities:

• Approve new capex and hire purchase requests in line with capex policy and set up assets in SAP B1 fixed asset register
• Monitor capex and hire purchase spend v forecast and budget and report on variances
• Review business cases that include capex spend and track benefits delivered
• Review asset register for nil NBV assets and carry out impairment reviews
• Process asset disposals
• Capex and hire purchase month end processes e.g. run depreciation in SAP B1, prepare capex reports and prepare balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage integration of assets purchased as part of an acquisition into Group system and processes and oversee novation of HP and contract hire agreements
• Monitor headroom of Hire Purchase liability against covenant cap
• Assist with ongoing review and improvement of internal processes and systems, and assist with implementing new controls and procedures as required
• Promote adherence to capex finance policies and procedures across the group. This role has responsibility for approving capex spend.
• Liaising with auditors
• Work with Chief Data and Technology Officer and the Fleet team to help manage capex costs
• Consolidate capex and hire purchase budget requests and prepare annual budget
• Maintain strong lines of communication between IT, Finance and Fleet teams and other key stakeholders in the business
• Ad hoc project work as required by the Group Financial Controller e.g. implementation of IFRS 16
• Provide day to day support and guidance to teams re capex, HP and contract hire processes

A salary of £55,000-£60,000 plus bonus and benefits