ACCOUNTANT

Date: 14 Jul 2025
Job Location:Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Accountant
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 2, 3rd Floor
• Salary: £40,476 - £45,718 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 27/07/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 11888
• This post is not open to job share

ABOUT US

Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working. This role will require some onsite working at Shire Hall in Gloucester, as well as occasional working in locality offices.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

Interviews & assessment will take place face to face at Shire Hall either weeks commencing Monday 4th August or 11th August 2025.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact the recruiting manager) Dana Dundas, Finance Manager – Projects & Capital on 01452 425291 or email dana.dundas@gloucestershire.gov.uk to arrange a teams call.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced Project Accountant who is a problem-solver, self-starter, and team player, with strong relationship-building and communication skills who wants to join our fantastic Finance department in the Capital & Projects team, Corporate Finance.
In this evolving and developing role you will responsible for capital related projects, working with services to improve the Council’s capital project governance and working with Finance professionals, Project Managers and Project Management Office on capital related projects to plan, manage and deliver an ambitious capital programme and savings and investment programme. This will be done by advising on business cases, providing financial analysis and options appraisal or modelling. You will also be supporting with procurement contracts to determine value for money, playing a key role in the Council’s Capital Strategy.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Supporting on business cases and the decision making process, providing financial analysis and options appraisal and modelling to determine value for money.
• Supporting in the delivery and reporting of the Savings and Transformation programme including financial modelling and reporting.
• Supporting with the financial evaluation of tenders or procurement contracts to ensure compliance with processes and legislation and to determine value for money.
• Supporting in improving project management processes and governance following CIPFAs recommended methodologies e.g. Green Book and Better Business Case practices.
• Supporting with the capital approval process, the capital budget setting and Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) 4 year programme process, the monthly capital budget monitoring process and reporting to Cabinet, and providing expert advice on managing the capital funding and financing processes.
• Working closely with accountants to account for asset management of property, plant and equipment on the Council’s balance sheet.
• Reviewing and having an awareness of changes in legislative, statutory requirements, national guidelines and best practice (CIPFA and Council) that may impact any element of the role or Capital Accounting