Senior Accountant – Revenue Finance (CED, DCED & GET) Team

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Full timePart time
Location: Maidstone
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Job offered by: Kent County Council
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Role Responsibility

We are looking to recruit a

KR11 Senior Accountant

within KCC's

Revenue Finance (CED, DCED & GET) Team . This post is offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months. It is a full-time role (37 hours per week); however, part-time/job share applications will be considered. The primary location for this role is Sessions House, although it currently involves working from home with some office working as required at Maidstone. The successful candidate will be a Qualified Accountant and/or have proven ability to do the job, with technical knowledge of Revenue budget monitoring and accounting. The role is responsible for providing finance and budget control advice, robust challenge, and direction primarily to budget holders in the GET directorate. You will have excellent spreadsheet skills (Microsoft Excel) and be a competent user of other Microsoft Office software e.g., Word and Outlook. You will have a wide knowledge of the Authority’s accounting system, Oracle CP, BI, and iProc. You will have extensive knowledge of budget setting, monitoring, and closure of accounts, and other Revenue finance processes. You will have good communication skills and wide experience of working with senior officers, Heads of service, and budget managers. While being able to work in a self-directed and well-organized way, you will be part of a team and will be expected to work alongside other accountants to achieve shared objectives. This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. 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. If you are interested in applying, you should state your interest, skills, and experience for this role (relevant to the job description) in the ‘how you meet the requirements of the role’ section of the online application form. The closing date for applications is 17th February 2025. For further information on this role, please contact John Holden, Revenue Finance Manager (Acting), john.holden@kent.gov.uk or 03000 416251. About the Company

Work that works for you and us - let’s talk flexibility! KCC is committed to building a workforce that 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. Location: Sessions House, Maidstone, United Kingdom

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