Capital Accountant

Overall Purpose of the Role
The role holder will:

• Provide professional advice and/or support, directly or indirectly, to faculty and/or department based upon a full understanding of a professional or specialised area of work.
• Have gained a professional qualification (or are working towards) and/or vocational or professional experience. The role holder will be expected to contribute to longer term developments within the faculty/department by giving advice and specialist support.
• Influence decisions or events by working collaboratively internally and externally to the University.
• Evaluate and analyse information and use initiative and creativity to solve non-standard problems.

Roles & Responsibilities
Communication

• Provide advice and guidance of a specialist nature to managers, staff, and visitors.
• Attend meetings to report on information/data.
• Compile procedural manuals and other University documentation.
• Draft formal documentation.

Teamwork

• Works collaboratively with the Finance team, ensuring smooth end-to-end processes, timely month-end close, and consistent information sharing across finance.
• Builds effective relationships with project managers and wider finance colleagues, promoting open communication, resolving issues jointly, and contributing to a supportive, high-performing team environment.

Liaison and Networking

• Proactively develop and maintain internal and external contacts to benefit the University.
• Participate in networks internally and/or externally.
• Service Delivery.
• Provide specialist administrative support to colleagues including academic and administrative staff.
• Develop and manage projects that contribute to improving service delivery.
• Develop and maintain systems and processes to ensure effective delivery of the service.
• Contribute to policy development.

Planning and Organisation.

• Co-ordinate departmental processes in conjunction with senior colleagues.
• Contribute to the longer-term operational planning of the Faculty/Department.

Analysis/Reporting

• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data producing draft reports identifying key issues that inform management interventions. Formulate recommendations and provide advice on the implications of the data.

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