Senior Rates Officer

Council Jobs; Blacktown; Presencial; AUD 95.000 - 119.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Leaseback vehicle

Flextime arrangement

12% superannuation

Competitive leave entitlements

Ongoing training and development

Fitness Passport

Social clubs and wellbeing programs

Descripción de la vacante

Blacktown City Council is seeking a Senior Rates Officer to help keep the council's rating functions accurate, compliant and running smoothly. You will manage rating systems, reconcile valuations, process rates and charges, and oversee debt recovery and monthly and year-end reporting.

You will work closely with the Chief Rates Officer, providing technical guidance to the Rates team and ensuring notices are issued accurately while reviewing exemptions and subdivisions.

Responsabilidades

• Manage rating systems and processes, reconcile valuations and process rates and charges.
• Oversee debt recovery matters and complete monthly and end-of-year reporting.
• Investigate complex rating matters and respond to enquiries from ratepayers, government agencies and teams across Council.

Descripción del empleo

Lead with purpose. Shape progress for a growing city.

As a Senior Rates Officer, you help keep Council’s rating functions accurate, compliant and running smoothly. You manage rating systems and processes, reconcile valuations, process rates and charges, oversee debt recovery matters and complete monthly and end-of-year reporting. You also investigate complex rating matters and respond to enquiries from ratepayers, government agencies and teams across Council.

You work closely with the Chief Rates Officer and provide technical guidance to the Rates team. You ensure rate and instalment notices are issued accurately, process rating exemptions, review supplementary rates and check subdivisions and strata properties are correctly created and levied. You also identify system improvements, document procedures and support staff training.

Your work helps ensure Council’s largest source of recurring revenue is administered accurately, fairly and in line with legislation. This revenue supports the services, facilities and infrastructure our community uses every day.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
• an entry level salary commencing at $2,347.81 per week
• a leaseback vehicle
• access to Council's flextime arrangement
• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
• ongoing training and development support
• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Contact officer: Scott Douglas on 9839 6493