Accountant Level 2

Role Responsibility

The role is KR10 Accountant Level 2, permanent full-time, 37 hours a week. 

The Schools, High Needs and Early Years team are responsible for calculating, publishing and paying school budgets, and work closely with schools across Kent as well as colleagues in CYPE, The Education People and relevant Government Departments.  The team also lead on Early Years funding and make payments to private, voluntary and independent (PVI) Early Years providers.

The preferred candidate will have knowledge or experience of Early Years funding, as well as payments and budget monitoring.   You will lead on the implementation of early years funding arrangements for Kent Early Years providers, calculating funding rates and ensuring adherence to conditions of grant.  You will also develop and maintain appropriate systems and mechanisms to ensure correct payments are made to providers and prepare forecasts for such spending.   Excel skills are essential for the role.  Please see full details in the attached Job Description.

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.

Closing date for applications: 17th April

Interviews to be held on the 24th April

Contact Details

For more information regarding this role, please contact:

Jody Catterall-James

Schools, High Needs and Early Years Manager

03000 416307

Jody.Catterall-James@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.