Accounts Administration Officer

Kent County Council; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Kent County Council is seeking an experienced finance professional to join its Finance Operations service within the Accounts Payable team in Maidstone. You will handle high-volume invoices and payment requests, ensuring accuracy and timeliness while complying with controls and audit requirements.

The role requires meticulous data entry, strong knowledge of financial systems (Oracle or SAP), excellent communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders, and the ability to work both

Qualifications

• High-volume data entry experience in a finance environment.
• Strong working knowledge of financial systems (Oracle/SAP or similar).
• Exceptional accuracy, speed and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
• Excellent communication skills with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Strong time management and organisational skills under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Process a high volume of invoices and payment requests accurately and efficiently.
• Ensure transactions comply with internal financial controls, authorised procedures, and audit requirements.
• Identify and resolve invoice discrepancies with suppliers and budget holders.
• Maintain clear audit trails and accurate system records.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within Accounts Payable processes.

Skills

Data entry (high-volume)

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Communication with suppliers

Time management

Collaboration

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Responsibilities

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.

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 helps 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.

Qualifications

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.

Flexible Working

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

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.