Accountant Level 1 (Training)

Role Responsibility

Both internal and external applicants are welcome.

We are looking to recruit a KR9 Accountant Level 1 (Training) in Finance, within the Chief Accountants Team, Kent County Council (KCC).  This post is offered on a permanent, full time basis (37 hours per week). The primary location for the role is Maidstone and the successful candidate will undertake hybrid working (both home and office working, according to business needs).

The Role

The successful applicant will provide professional expertise in the design and delivery of specialist finance training programmes for a range of staff, including budget managers, support staff and professional colleagues. The role involves providing support to the service directorates and to Finance colleagues to deal with complex requests.

This is an evolving role due to the implementation of our new Oracle Cloud financial system in 2025 and there will be opportunities to have an impact on the design and delivery of training, and to make a difference across the authority.

The successful applicant will be Educated to NVQ Level 4 or equivalent (e.g. AAT), and/or proven ability to deliver the requirements of the post and experience of working in a financial setting. You will have excellent spreadsheet skills (Microsoft Excel) and be a competent user of other Microsoft Office software e.g. Word and Outlook. You will have effective communication skills and experience of developing others through training and/or supervision. You will have a high level of understanding of financial systems and control processes and have a good understanding of local government finance.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 20th October 2025.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact:

Joe McKay- Acting Chief Accountant

joe.mckay@kent.gov.uk 

or

Cath Head- Head of Finance Operations

cath.head@kent.gov.uk.

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.