Role Responsibility

Kent County Council is recruiting an experienced finance staff member to join its Finance Operations service within the Accounts Payable team. The role supports the accurate management of public money and help ensure payments and income are processed correctly and on time. We are looking for a person with strong attention to detail, sound judgement, and a positive approach to working in a busy public sector environment where accuracy, controls, and good service are essential.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Processing a high volume of invoices and payment requests accurately and efficiently, in line with agreed performance standards.
- Ensuring transactions comply with internal financial controls, authorised procedures, and audit requirements.
- Identifying and resolving invoice discrepancies, working constructively with suppliers and internal budget holders.
- Maintaining clear audit trails and accurate system records.
- Contributing to continuous improvement within Accounts Payable processes.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience in high-volume data entry within a finance environment.
- Strong working knowledge of financial systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, or similar).
- Exceptional accuracy, speed, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
- Excellent communication skills for dealing with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Strong time management and organisational skills under pressure.
This is a demanding role requiring expertise, resilience, and professionalism.
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.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Previous applicants need not apply.

Contact Details

If you require any further information, please contact Jayne Foxall (jayne.foxall@kent.gov.uk)

About the Company

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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.

Job Description & Person Specification

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