Capital Accountant

Location of work: Town Hall / Hybrid (home-working)

Salary: c £58,500 to c £64,200 per annum (inclusive of pay award from April 2026).

Basis: Permanent

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is a fast-paced and ambitious Council, a friendly place to work with a strong team spirit, and enthusiastic colleagues that share our ambitions.

From investing in new housing, retail and leisure facilities – including our flagship development, The Rise in Redhill - to launching an extended social and events offer for all ages from our three community centres, we are proud of our track record of delivering for the borough.

Working towards a greener future, our Environmental Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan the Council has committed to making our operations carbon neutral by 2030 while supporting residents and local businesses to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Like many local authorities, Reigate & Banstead has experienced financial challenges from a variety of sources, particularly as costs rise and resources are under pressure. However, the Council possesses a strong and sound financial base, with buoyant earmarked reserves and low debt, ensuring continued service high-quality service delivery to residents.

This post was created 18 months ago and reports directly to the Deputy Section 151 Officer. There are three teams within the finance structure, and this post works closely with members of those teams as well as with officers from across the Council. As a key member of the finance team, you will take the lead on capital accounting and maintenance of the Council’s Fixed Asset Register.

You will also be responsible for monitoring funding sources that support the capital programme, including Section 106 receipts and Community Infrastructure Levy Schemes (CIL). You’ll also support the finance team with the Council’s capital strategy and support the year end accounting process by producing notes for the Statutory Accounts relating to capital.

The postholder will support a wide range of stakeholders across the council including elected members by providing accounting support and advice with regard to the Council’s capital programme.

• Specialist in Capital Accounting.
• Supportive, flexible and a positive attitude.
• A team player, working collaboratively across the Council.
• Brings a meticulous approach and can work to deadlines.
• Excellent self-organisational skills.

In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits.

We provide you with competitive annual leave, and contribute towards the Local Government Pension Scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership.

For an informal discussion about the role, please e‑mail Andrew Barnett, Deputy Chief Finance Officer (andrew.bar) so a time can be arranged. We look forward to receiving your application.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex‑armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Interview date: TBC

Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative and embracing of change. Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation.

See 'Who we are' as a council, to find out more about us.

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is part of the government’s plans for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) scheduled to take place in April 2027. This means the current two-tier system, where services are split between Surrey County Council and district and borough councils like Reigate, will be replaced with two unitary councils made up of East and West Surrey, which will handle all local services.

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council will form part of the new East Surrey unitary authority.

Although this may lead to some uncertainty for anyone considering a role with us, this process will take some time and during that time we still need to provide services. When local government is reorganised, most staff will transfer to the new council(s) which may offer additional opportunities for career development and variety as part of a larger organisation.

Further information on LGR can be found here:
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and Devolution | Reigate and Banstead