Accounting Technician Level 1

Role Responsibility

An opportunity has arisen for a KR6 Accounting Technician Level 1 in Finance, within the Financial Analysis & Support Team. This post is offered on a fixed term basis, until 30 June 2026. The role is full time (37 hours per week) however part time/job share applications are also welcome.

The primary location for this role is Sessions House, although currently involves working from home with some office working as required at Maidstone.

This is an exciting time to join the Financial Analysis & Support Team, as the team will play a significant role in supporting KCC’s upcoming move to a new accounting system, and this role would suit anyone who is looking for an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge in this area.  You will be part of a friendly team that supports the Finance division by maintaining a range of financial systems. The main responsibility of this post is to provide administrative support of the Oracle General Ledger by uploading journal transfers, maintaining the coding structure and providing advice and support to internal and external customers.

You will have excellent spreadsheet skills (Microsoft Excel) and be a competent user of other Microsoft Office software e.g. Word, Outlook, Teams. 

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.

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

The closing date for applications is Monday 27^th January 2025.

Contact Details

For further information about the role please contact:

Anthony Webster, Financial Analysis & Support Team Manager: Anthony.Webster@kent.gov.uk

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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.