Role: Fixed Asset Accountant REF 21918
Contract Length: 3 months initially
Location: Hybrid/Braintree - attend the office one day per week.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Up to £550 per day - Dependent on experience
Spinwell is recruiting for a Fixed Asset Accountant for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FIXED ASSET ACCOUNTANT
To lead on the Council’s Fixed Asset Register and capital accounting processes for the 2025-26 financial accounts. The role to ensure the accurate recording, valuation, depreciation, and reporting of the Council’s assets in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice, IFRS, and statutory reporting requirements. The post holder will prepare audit‑ready documentation, lead on the production of the capital sections of the statutory accounts and be able to provide expert and practical technical advice.
- Update the Council’s Fixed Asset Register, ensuring accurate classification, valuation, depreciation, additions, disposals, and impairment adjustments.
- Ensure the register complies with statutory accounting standards, the CIPFA Code, and internal financial controls.
- Reconcile the Fixed Asset Register to the general ledger, investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Proven experience maintaining and overseeing a Fixed Asset Register (ideally the CIPFA system or very similar), including asset recognition, valuation, depreciation, additions, disposals, and impairment adjustments.
- Experience liaising with and challenging work undertaken by external valuers or other specialists to ensure that valuations are robust for year-end reporting and scrutiny by the external auditor.
- Recent experience preparing capital sections of statutory accounts within local government
- Knowledge of IFRS 16 lease accounting; experience preparing IFRS 16 entries (even for a small lease portfolio).
- Demonstrable experience producing audit‑ready supporting documentation, including reconciliations and schedules.
- Experience providing technical accounting advice for the finance team and other staff involved in the year-end accounting valuation process e.g. the Asset Management Team. to both finance and non-finance colleagues.
- Experience preparing effective handover documentation, procedures, and coaching of other finance staff.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE FIXED ASSET ACCOUNTANT
- CCAB qualified with demonstrable continuing professional development
- Strong capital accounting background in Local Government (or similar)
- In depth knowledge of the CIPFA Accounting Code and related guidance and any other statutory or non-statutory guidance related to capital accounting
- Wealth of experience in dealing with property valuers for providing valuations for year-end reporting.
- Using Finance systems including GL, and Asset Register (ideally CIPFA or similar) as well as MS Office-based products including high level competence in using Excel
- Ability to work as an individual and part of a wider Finance Team
- Self-starter and able to work to strict deadlines while ensuring accuracy and comprehensive working papers
- Good communication skills with other finance and non-finance staff
- Must be able to undertake the required task with minimal supervision required – i.e. able to demonstrate being an obvious expert in the field
- Flexible around working arrangements to ensure required task is completed on time and to auditable standard
If you are a Fixed Asset Accountant, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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