Revenues Officer

Brackenberry; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Revenues Officer to support a Local Authority in North Yorkshire. This role, initially on a 3-month contract, involves managing council tax billing and benefit payments while ensuring compliance with internal procedures. Ideal candidates will have a solid understanding of revenues and benefits legislation and experience using relevant technology. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to local governance and work closely with various stakeholders. If you're ready to make an impact and have the right to work in the UK, this position could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of legislation and practice for revenues and benefits administration.
• Experience in roles requiring technology and software usage.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and validate batch processes including council tax billing.
• Organize workloads to meet deadlines and ensure efficient service delivery.

Skills

Revenues and benefits administration knowledge

Data Protection Act awareness

Technology and software usage

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in North Yorkshire to assist with the appointment of a Revenues Officer, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at client's discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £14.50 - £18.22 per hour

Responsibilities:

• Schedule, monitor, and validate batch processes, including council tax billing, benefit payments, and direct debit operations.
• Ensure that all automated and manual controls align with internal procedures and resilience planning.
• Respond to internal and external audits and implement corrective actions where required.
• Organize workloads to meet deadlines, prioritizing tasks to ensure efficient service delivery.
• Develop productive working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders, including statutory agencies and IT providers.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Knowledge of legislation and practice for either revenues and benefits administration or both, with skills to interpret and apply new legislation to the Council as required.
• Awareness of confidentiality with regard to personal information with particular reference to the Data Protection Act.
• Demonstrable evidence of experience of undertaking a role where the use of technology and software packages was a feature of that role.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at short notice.
• You should have the right to work in the U.K.

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and are an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated, all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be, and often are, extended by clients on a longer-term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. In case the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.