Overview
Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QY / Flexible
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
DBS Check: Yes
Closing Date: 10/10/2025 at 23:59
Reference: GF01/25/322893
Are you an ambitious, detail-oriented finance professional looking to take the next step in your career? Whether youre part-qualified or an experienced Assistant Accountant, we want to hear from you. Join our dynamic Finance Team at Folkestone & Hythe District Council and play a key role in delivering high-quality financial support across a range of services and projects. There are two Assistant Accountant roles available, supporting ‘Finance, Strategy & Resource’ and ‘Housing & Operations’. If you have a specific interest in either of these areas, please make this clear in the Supporting Information section of your application.
Key Responsibilities
* Support budget preparation, monitoring, and final accounts.
* Lead on financial aspects of assigned service areas and council-wide projects.
* Prepare statutory returns, reconciliations, and control accounts.
* Provide financial advice and analysis to budget holders and service managers.
* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors and board members.
Candidate Requirements
* Financial qualification or recent and relevant experience that demonstrates finance proficiency.
* Experience of computerised financial information systems.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to analyse financial data and present to non-financial recipients.
* High attention to detail and a proactive, team-oriented approach.
* Experience in local government finance is desirable but not essential.
Why Join Us?
Folkestone & Hythe is a dynamic and innovative place to live, work and visit. Recognised by Best Companies as an outstanding organisation to work for, we have a focus on wellbeing and staff development. Our benefits include:
* Flexible Working: Embrace a culture that supports agile and hybrid working arrangements.
* Generous Leave: Enjoy up to 31 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a flexi-time scheme, birthday leave, and Christmas office closure.
* Pension Scheme: Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Family-Friendly Initiatives: Benefit from a range of family-friendly policies and support.
* Health & Wellbeing: Participate in health and wellbeing initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Programme.
* Additional Perks: Reimbursement of professional membership subscriptions, salary sacrifice schemes, corporate membership discounts, and free office parking.
Closing date for receipt of all completed applications is 23:59 on Friday 10th October 2025. Interviews are scheduled to take place on Monday 20th October 2025.
Apply
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Jonathan Smith - Chief Officer, Financial Services (Deputy s151). Email: Jonathan.Smith@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk, Tel: 01303 853780
Please apply online via the link provided.
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