Assistant Capital Accountant

Assistant Capital Accountant

Full time Monday to Friday 37 hours per week

Closing Date:
Monday 8th December 2025 @ 9am

Interview Dates:
Tuesday 16th December 2025 - in person

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Capital Accountant to join us.

This is a key role in which you will deliver high quality financial services and business partnering with the Asset Management Team during the delivery of Warm Homes:
Social Housing project as required by Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ).

You will establish financial controls and implement reports from various internal and external sources to enable accurate and real time reporting of all Warm Homes Programme capital and revenue expenditure in line with Funding Agreements.

You will capitalise relevant costs within the Fixed Asset system on Open Accounts and ensure all aspects of management and statutory accounting data for the Warm Homes programme is correctly reflected.

To be successful you will have achieved AAT Level 4 or be qualified/currently studying towards ACCA/CIMA.

You will have experience of capital and fixed asset accounting and will be able to enforce internal financial controls.

Excellent attention to detail is essential along with strong interpersonal skills and you will have a proactive attitude to challenge and question in order to obtain accurate information.

You will have good ICT skills to include a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Power Query/BI.

Previous experience using Open Accounts eBIS financial software and QL is desirable but training will be provided.

This post requires that the job holder is subject to a DBS check at a basic level.

• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme buy up to an additional 5 days holiday per year
• Holiday buy back scheme bdht will buy up to 10 days holiday back from staff
• Team budget every year to enjoy an afternoon out as a team
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme through Octopus Energy
• Pension scheme defined contributions pension administered by the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS)
• Life insurance is available to members of the pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Healthcare Cash Back Scheme Healthshield
• Retail discounts scheme
• Long Service Awards (given at 1 year 5 years and in increments of 5 years following this)
• Reimbursement for professional subscription fees
• Corporate Sponsorship opportunities
• Reimbursement for HRT pre-paid certificates
• Reimbursement for annual flu jab
• Free parking and refreshments
• Monthly staff compliments raffle
• Wellbeing calendar of events throughout the year

BDHT employs 170 people and is dedicated to providing excellent services to our customers by having excellent staff. We are a learning organisation with a major commitment to identifying transferable skills within our employees and creating opportunities for individuals to grow.

We are a people based organisation and our people are actively encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. The things that are important to you become important to us too.

We believe in our people and actively support them based upon three core themes:
Look after yourself Look after your colleagues and Look after the business.

We are a great employer who pays fairly and has excellent terms and conditions. We actively encourage fun and expect that it is part of the normal working day.

Integrity

Transparent

Inclusive

Balance Sheet Reconciliation, Accounting Software, Computer Operation, Primary Care Experience, Quick Books, Accounting, Sage, Office Experience, Account Reconciliation, Microsoft Excel, Payroll, Bookkeeping

Employment Type:

Temp

Experience:

years

Vacancy: 1