Resolve Android App build issue

Description

Hello,
We have an Android app codebase used for multiple radio stations, it connects to our API to obtain the required configuration. However recently we have not been able to build the project successfully. Namely, we're currently getting:
java.lang.IllegalAccessError: superclass access check failed: class org.jetbrains.kotlin.kapt3.base.javac.KaptJavaCompiler (in unnamed module @0x53fb2578) cannot access class com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler (in module jdk.compiler) because module jdk.compiler does not export com.sun.tools.javac.main to unnamed module @0x53fb2578
We have tried multiple things to resolve this on different machines.
The successful freelancer should be available immediately to resolve the issue and have a thorough understanding of Android Studio & Android development.