Specialist Accountant – Project and Fixed Assets

Company: Suffolk County Council
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Location: Woodbridge
Job Description:

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

The role

This is a newly created role within the finance team, with responsibility for the Authority’s Fixed Asset Register ensuring full technical compliance, including all relevant entries and sections for the Statement of Accounts.

You will lead and represent the Council on key fixed asset accounting workstreams ensuring full technical compliance, both internally and in collaboration with other partnerships and organisations.

You will be responsible for the implementation of changes impacting the Council’s Asset Register, ensuring it is complete and correct.

Contribute to the progression of various corporate initiatives in accordance with and to ensure the Council is compliant with all relevant policies, financial legislation and statutory requirements.

Working in collaboration with colleagues, you will ensure that the whole service is delivered in a professional manner, in accordance with relevant statutory requirements and policies.

What you will need

Ideally you will be CCAB qualified; significant experience in a similar role with a desire to achieve qualifications will be considered.

We are seeking someone who has advanced technical knowledge and experience relating to Local Authority fixed asset accounting and who has experience in improving control and processes surrounding this.

Experience of successful operation delivery within a changing environment would be advantageous, along with the ability to understand complex financial reporting issues.

Communication skills are key, as you will be dealing with colleagues across East Suffolk Council at all levels; self‑awareness and political awareness in decision making are also key.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access.

To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work.

Here are some of the main benefits

  • Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
  • Local government pension scheme
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes
  • Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services

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Posted: July 18th, 2026