Business Analyst

Role Responsibility

Here at Kent County Council’s Public Transport team, we do some challenging, varied and rewarding work, and we’re always looking for ways to improve our services. That’s where you come in. Joining the largest County Council in the UK, you’ll help every child and adult on their journey – and continue your own.

The Public Transport department is responsible for the provision of a huge range of client transport services and associated activities across the County; we support the local public transport network, coordinate concessionary fares schemes and contract with local transport providers to provide bespoke transport services for the Council’s clients. 

We organise transport for over twelve thousand clients and manage around three thousand individual contracts. On top of that, over twenty five thousand young people make use of our concessionary fares scheme, with around a quarter of a million older and disabled people accessing our adult concessionary travel scheme. 

Our Business Team manages payments to transport providers, checking invoices and ensuring the Council’s money is spent correctly amongst a wide range of other tasks.  The team offers excellent opportunities for development and, to succeed, you’ll be organised, passionate about supporting the people of Kent, and have a sound understanding of the Council’s role regarding passenger transport.

As a Business Analyst, you’ll use bespoke software to monitor expenditure against high value budgets, ensuring payment schedules are maintained and processed in accordance with contractual obligations and agreed protocols, and issue direct BACS payments to suppliers in line with agreed payment terms.  Using your advanced ICT skills, you’ll support the reconciliation of expenditure and preparation of financial forecasts for expenditure and income in key service areas. You’ll also tackle a range of administrative tasks, processing invoices, investigating irregularities, arranging payments to suppliers, reconciling expenditure against budgets, as well as managing departmental income. You’ll therefore need well-developed ICT, finance and customer service skills together with appropriate academic qualifications, such as AAT Level 4 (or equivalent).

You’ll be confident, professional and assertive when talking to different people from a range of backgrounds, even in challenging situations. Plus, you’ll be self-motivated, able to work well within a busy environment in the office or from home, and enjoy the freedom of managing your own workload.

In return, you’ll enjoy an excellent work-life balance, have access to great rewards via our exclusive schemes and have the opportunity to be part of a range of work-based groups. 

We actively promote a diverse and inclusive work culture where our people are our biggest asset, and we’re progressive and flexible in our approach to work, with people working part office based and partly from home, and we’ll provide you with all the support and training you’ll need to succeed.

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.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 16 January 2025

Contact Details

For further information please contact:

Matt Simm

03000 413245

Matt.Simm@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.