Senior Accountant

Role Responsibility

We are delighted to announce the opportunity for a KR11 Senior Accountant in Finance, within the Chief Accountant’s Team, Kent County Council (KCC). This role would normally be based at Maidstone, but please note that due to Coronavirus, you will initially be expected to work from home. This post is offered on a full-time, permanent basis. Both internal and external applicants are welcome.

The Role

As a Senior Accountant within the Chief Accountant’s Team you will be working closely with the Chief Accountant, the Budget & Technical Accounting Manager and other members of the team.  You will be a Qualified Accountant or with proven ability to do the job, with technical knowledge of Revenue budget monitoring and accounting.  Experience in interpreting and applying HM Revenue & Customs rules, particularly regarding benefits in kind, income tax and VAT regulations is essential, as this role involves taking the lead on taxation matters. Most importantly, you will need to be organised, have excellent attention to detail, and be flexible and adaptable.  Please see attached job description for full details, this role includes:

• Managing the collation of government returns (e.g. Revenue Account (RA) and Revenue Outturn, working collaboratively with colleagues in Revenue Finance, Financial Analysis & Support, and Revenue & Tax Strategy.

• Leading and advising on the impact of decisions on all aspects of taxation, working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

• Assisting the Budget & Technical Accounting Manager in the collation of the budget book and Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP), the monitoring reports and Statement of Accounts.

• Supporting the Budget & Technical Accounting Manager with Balance Sheet Management ensuring all accounts have an owner, reconciled, and reviewed on an annual basis.

• Co-ordinating the monitoring of the Reserves ensuring compliance to the Reserves Policy.

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.

Application

To apply for the role, please see full details on the KCC jobs website: https://jobsearch.kent.gov.uk/

Contact Details

For more information, please contact Emma Feakins (emma.feakins@kent.gov.uk, Chief Accountant).

About the Company

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.