Pension Fund Accounting and Funding Officer

Role Responsibility

We are recruiting for a Pension Fund Accounting and Funding Officer (KSF) to join the Employer Governance team which sits within the Treasury & Investment Team at Kent County Council. Whilst we are advertising this role as full-time (37 hours a week), we also welcome applications from part-time applicants, who would be willing to work a minimum of 30 hours a week. The primary location for this role is Maidstone, Kent, whereby the successful candidate will undertake both working at home and in the office, according to business needs.

This is a great opportunity for anyone looking for an interesting and varied financial role, with the chance to gain experience whilst working across many aspects of Treasury & Investments. You will undertake a wide range of duties and gain experience of the Fund income, and accounting activity as well as Fund employers, and the Treasury Management activity.

The post requires someone with excellent communication skills & IT skills and the post holder must be able to handle the calculation of complex financial models and the presentation of results in a clear and coherent format. As such, the post holder will have proven experience of working in a finance environment, and some knowledge and understanding of Pension Fund employers, investments and accounting. Please see attached job description for further details.

Application

We politely request that all applicants state their interest, skills and financial experience for this role (relevant to the job description) in the ‘How you meet the requirements of the role’ section of their online application form.

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. 

Interviews will be held in December 2026.

About The Company

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

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.

Contact Details

For further information about this role, please contact:

Steven Tagg (Principal Accountant Steve.Tagg@kent.gov.uk) 

or

Julie Hilton (Senior Employer Governance Officer Julie.Hilton@kent.gov.uk) 

About the Company

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

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 soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.