Head of Revenues, Benefits

TN United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head of Revenues and Benefits to oversee critical financial services in North London. This temporary role involves managing substantial budgets and innovating strategies to enhance resident support and debt management. The successful candidate will lead efforts in income collection and develop policies to tackle inequality, ensuring a high-quality experience for residents. If you are a strategic leader with a passion for social equity, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing large budgets and financial services.
• Strong strategic and operational leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all income collection areas ensuring efficiency.
• Implement policies for tackling inequality and debt collection.

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Head of Revenues, Benefits, London Borough of Haringey

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London Borough of Haringey, United Kingdom

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Yes

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Head of Revenues, Benefits & Tackling Inequality
North London Based
Temporary contract
36 hours per week
£266.32 per day

This is a business-critical head of service role responsible for managing services that administer over £250 million in statutory and company benefits expenditure and collecting over £300 million in council tax, business rates, and debt income annually.

• To be the strategic and operational lead for all main income collection areas such as Council Tax, Business Rates, and debts owed to the Council, ensuring efficiency and a high-quality resident experience.
• To support the design and implementation of the new Tackling Inequality model, lead the council's Ethical Debt Collection Policy, and innovate ways to prevent resident debt, address it early, facilitate easy payments, and provide timely welfare support and advice to residents facing financial difficulties.
• To develop and implement local policies from manifesto commitments related to revenues, benefits, & debt, advising elected Members, and enacting policy changes from Central Government.