Business Rates Officer

Morgan Hunt; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Morgan Hunt's Public Sector and Government client in South East London is recruiting a Business Rates Officer to manage the full range of Billing, Collection and Recovery of Business Rates debts, with a permanent full-time role and hybrid working.

The role requires handling the Academy Capita system, processing discounts and exemptions, dealing with summonses and liability orders, and liaising with external bodies, with duties including case preparation for Magistrates Court and Valuation

Qualifications

• Experience administering the Billing, Collection and Recovery of Business Rates.
• Proficient use of the Academy (Capita) Revenues and Benefits processing System.
• Ability to prepare cases for Magistrates Court and Valuation Tribunals.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Billing, Collection and Recovery of Business Rates.
• Make payments and set up direct debits.
• Apply discounts, reliefs, exemptions and disregards.
• Review and determine enforcement action for overdue debts.
• Trace absconded Business Rates payments and liaise with external organisations.
• Prepare cases for Magistrates Court and Valuation Tribunals.
• Open, close and amend accounts and issue reminders.

Tools

Academy (Capita) Revenues and Benefits processing System

Job description

Are you a Business Rates Officer looking for work in the South East London?

Morgan Hunt's Public Sector and Government client based in the South East London is looking to recruit a Business Rates Officer to a full range of collection and debt recovery on overdue Business Rates debts.

This is a permanent full‑time opportunity with the flexibility of hybrid working.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have the ability to:

• Proficiently use the Academy (Capita) Revenues and Benefits processing System
• Administer the Billing, Collection and Recovery of Business Rates
• Make decisions on COVID-19 Business Support Grant Applications
• Maintain and update Business Rates records to allow for accurate Billing and Collection of outstanding monies
• Open, close and amend accounts
• Take payments and set up direct debits
• Apply discounts, reliefs, exemptions and disregards
• Check and authorise requests for refunds and write-offs
• Trace absconded Business Rates Payments
• Review and determine the most appropriate action to collect outstanding Business Rates debts
• Dealing with summonses and liability orders
• Issue reminders and notices
• Instigate and review enforcement action in relation to insolvencies and committals
• Liaise with external organisations
• Prepare cases for Magistrates Court and Valuation Tribunals
• Make outbound and field incoming customer calls to and from Business Rates customers

If you're looking to work from home for a Public Sector and Government client based in the South East London, and feel you meet the essential criteria outlined above to be a Business Rates Officer,