Local Authority Revenue and Benefits, Revenue Manager, Northamptonshire

Pertemps; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the region is seeking an experienced Revenue Manager to lead the strategic direction of Council Tax and Business Rates services in Northamptonshire. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with legislation, enhancing income through effective management of revenue services, and leading a dedicated team. Ideal candidates will have prior experience in a similar role within a local authority. This is a contract role offering a pay rate of up to £427.96 per day.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in revenue management within a local authority.
• Strong understanding of Council Tax and Business Rates legislation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the strategic direction of Council Tax and Business Rates services.
• Monitor service provision to ensure performance standards are met.
• Advise on legislation and maximise income through efficient tax administration.
• Manage a team to deliver high-quality revenue services.

Skills

Experience in a similar role in a Local Authority

Job description

Local AuthorityRevenue andBenefits,Revenue Manager,Northamptonshire

Pay rate up to £427.96 per day

Contract role, Local AuthorityRevenue and Benefits

We are recruiting an experienced Revenue Manager for a Local Authority in the Northamptonshire area.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the strategic direction the Council Tax, Business Rates, and Inspections service, ensuring that legislation, strategies, policies, objectives, and procedures are implemented and kept under review in respect of all functions within the Revenues service, to respond to elected member and MP enquiries as required.
• Monitor and evaluate the service provision to ensure service performance standards are met, collection rates are maximised, and the team delivers effectively and efficiently and to work with Finance colleagues to ensure accurate and timely completion of statutory returns.
• Acting as the Council’s main specialist on all Council Tax and Business Rates issues ensuring the effective administration of Revenue services, advising on all legislation, maximising income to the Council through growth in the Council Tax base and rating list by identifying new domestic and commercial property and ensuring tax base is accurate. To ensure the effective administration of Council Tax and Business Rates accounts to maximise income to the Council from collection of Council Tax and Business Rates including liaison with the Valuation Office Agency and Enforcement Agents and to take action under delegated authority to ensure prompt collection.
• Manage a team, ensuring performance is managed to deliver a high-quality service, establishing clear quality and practice standards for and ensure these are consistently achieved. Provide expert and pragmatic advice to ensure decisions taken by Team Leaders are well informed regarding risk.

Qualifications

• You will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority.

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email [e-mail] for more information.