Project and Technical Accountant in Maidstone

Location: Service Headquarters, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6XB – Hybrid working with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office (hybrid working, but may be required to travel occasionally within the county).

Hours: Full Time – 37 Hours per Week.

Pension: Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme – career average pension scheme with 16.5% employer contribution.

Holidays: In addition to bank/public holidays, you will receive 31 days holiday.

Base Salary: Grade 8 - £49,914 - £55,426.

Qualifications:

• Qualified accountant (CCAB or CIMA)
• Part-qualified with a commitment to completing the qualification.
• Fully qualified Accounting Technician with demonstrable experience in a similar role.

About the Service:

Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service, every one of us helps to save lives. We are one team and a caring organisation. Together with our customers, we are creating a safer and more inclusive future for Kent and Medway. We can also offer you a range of other benefits in the workplace, for example, a generous annual leave allowance, flexible working, and support with CPD and career development.

Role:

As a Project and Technical Accountant, you’ll work with a variety of people across Kent Fire and Rescue Service, building trusted relationships and using technical accounting skills to support projects, advise stakeholders, and help the organisation achieve its objectives through robust financial insight.

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with people across the organisation and with external partners.
• Build trusted relationships to support decision-making beyond the finance team.
• Provide expert financial and accounting input across a wide range of activities.
• Contribute to complex or non-routine work where technical knowledge is essential.
• Be an integral part of the finance team, helping ensure accuracy, compliance, and sound financial management.

What you’ll bring:

• You will be highly self-motivated.
• You can plan and prioritise your workloads to meet the demands and objectives of the organisation.
• You will possess excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to provide and present complex financial data to non-finance managers.
• You will bring in-depth experience of a wide range of finance-related activities over an extended period.

How to apply:

Please complete an online application and CV by midnight on 20th May 2026 via the following link: Application Link. Candidates will then be shortlisted for interview, to take place on 25 May. 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 don’t 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.