Senior Pension Fund Finance Officer (Governance)

Role Responsibility

Kent County Council (KCC) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Pension Fund Finance Officer (Governance), within the Pensions & Treasury Service, Finance Division. Please note that the the primary location of the role is Sessions House, Maidstone, with the possibility of office and home working. The vacancy is offered as a 9-month Secondment opportunity to existing KCC staff, and as a 9-month Fixed Term Contract to external applicants.  The position is for 22.2 hours a week, although this would be adjusted, should an existing full-time staff member wish to pursue as a Secondment.

This pivotal role involves working closely with the Senior Accountant – Employer Governance, Compliance and Funding. The postholder will have responsibility for providing administrative support to the Fund. Furthermore, they will be required to give effective oversight of participating employer membership arrangements. Please see attached job description for full details.

The role will involve some team working, and preparing information that is timely and accurate to meet fixed, non-negotiable deadlines.  As such, the post holder will require excellent IT skills in Microsoft Office (Excel) and have experience of working in a finance environment.

We politely request that all applicants state their interest, skills and experience for this role (relevant to the job description) in the ‘Reason for Applying’ 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.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 30^th August 2022, however, the closing date may be brought forward if a high number of suitable applications are received.

Interviews to be in-person at Maidstone, Kent, September 2022.

Contact Details

For information about this role, please contact: James Graham (Pension Fund & Treasury Investments Manager, james.graham@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.