Treasury Administration & Quality Assurance Officer

Role Responsibility

We are recruiting for a Treasury Administration and Quality Assurance Officer (KR8) to join Kent County Council’s Treasury & Investments Team, Finance division.  The role is permanent, full-time (37 hours a week).  The primary location for this role is Maidstone, Kent, the successful candidate will undertake hybrid working (both home and office working, according to business needs). We welcome applications from both internal and external applicants.

Base location will be Sessions House, although the team are currently undertaking hybrid working at home and at Invicta House, Maidstone

The post holder will work within an experienced and successful treasury and investments team. Undertaking an important role within the team, you will be principally responsible for providing the back office support to the treasury management function, as well as administrative support for the council’s cash and banking operations. You will also maintain accounting records for the treasury and investment activity as well as the Pension Fund. Experience of working in a finance environment is expected, as is a good understanding of financial systems and control process.  Please see attached job description/person specification for further details.

Application

We politely request that all applicants clearly state their interest, skills and experience for this role (relevant to the job description/person specification) 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 all applications is Thursday 1st December 2022. Interviews to be undertaken December 2022. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to undertake assessment, as part of the recruitment process, further details to be confirmed.

Contact Details

For further information about this role, please contact James Graham (James.Graham@kent.gov.uk, Pension Fund and Treasury Investments Manager).

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.