Accountant Level 1

Role Responsibility

We are looking to recruit a KR9 Accountant Level 1 (Revenue Finance), within Kent County Council’s (KCC’s) Finance division. The post is offered on a permanent, full-time basis, 37 hours per week.  The primary location for this post is Maidstone, Kent, and the successful candidate will under undertake hybrid working (both home and office working, according to business needs) Both internal and external applicants are welcome.

The Role 
The successful applicant will be required to assist in the preparation of the annual revenue budget and monthly revenue budget monitoring statements, in accordance with all relevant legislation, KCC strategies, policies, procedures and timescales. The successful applicant will work collaboratively with other Accountants within Revenue Finance and other Finance teams to ensure consistency in approach to achieve best practice. The post holder will predominately work on supporting budget managers in the Chief Executive’s Department and the Deputy Chief Executive’s Department.

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. You will be expected to have excellent Excel spreadsheet skills. The post holder will also be required to have a detailed knowledge of the processes for budget preparation, budget monitoring and budgetary control, and an awareness of data protection and confidentiality issues. Full details are in the attached job description.

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. 

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

If you are interested in applying, you should state your interest, skills and experience for this role (relevant to the job description) in the ‘Reason for Applying’ section of the online application form.

Application
The closing date for applications is 4^th February 2024

Interviews are scheduled for mid February 2024.

Contact Details

For further information about this role, please contact Anthony Kamps Revenue Finance Manager, at Anthony.Kamps@kent.gov.uk. 

About the Company

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 and faiths, 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.