Job Description
Job Title: Senior Accountant Payroll and Pensions Lead
12-month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Kent Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Tovil, Maidstone, Kent hybrid working 3 days per week in office
Hours: Full time - 37 hours per week
Base Salary:£48,366 - £53,707 per annum dependant on experience
Pension: Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme career average pension scheme with 17.5% employer contribution
Holidays: In addition to entitlement to bank/public holidays you willreceive 31 days holiday
Ref: R000851
Total reward value: £62,596.77 - £69,509.25 per annum
Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.
Being a Senior Accountant at KFRS
You will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of finance related activities as well as leading in the delivery of all payroll and pensions related services and activities, including the development of systems and processes to provide an efficient and effective service to all customers.
What youll do
* Manage and coordinate year end activity and closure of the Authority accounts
* Lead in the delivery of all payroll and pensions related services and activities
* Ensure that the Authority is fully compliant with the latest payroll and pensions legislation
* Lead in the development and improvement of payroll and pensions systems and processes.
What youll bring
* Preferably Accountancy & Finance Qualification i.e. ACCA, CIPFA
* Experience across a full range of accounting and budgeting procedures
* Knowledge of payroll and pension systems and processes, legislation and statutory requirements
* Advanced analytical and judgemental skills to interpret complex financial data
* Excellent organisation skills with the ability to work to deadlines
* Good use of Microsoft Office with intermediate skills in word and excel
* Excellent spoken communication skills
Additional benefits were offering
* Blue Light Card discount scheme
* A range of family friendly policies including promoting work-life balance
* Access to health and wellbeing services and advice
* Access online training
* Free parking
* Above all, youll become part of a service that is committed to the safety of our community
How to apply
Please complete an online application and provide a copy of your current CV.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy upon receiving a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this role we recommend that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds dont think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer. Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees and volunteers, are committed to safeguarding, protecting and supporting children, young people and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks. As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.
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