Interim Revenues Manager

Our client is seeking an experienced Revenues Professional for an Interim opportunity for a minimum period of 6 Months initially.

The main duties of the role will be to provide effective management, guidance, and support to the Revenues Service. To appoint, train, and develop staff in and ensure compliance with all the Council's employment policies and procedures.

• You will be responsible for all activities associated with the billing, collection and recovery of Council Tax and Business Rates, and the collection and recovery of Sundry Debts and Housing Benefit Over payments in accordance with current legislation.
• You will also be required to represent the Council, as required, at various external and internal meetings, at professional seminars, and in formal proceedings including Magistrates' Court, County Court, Civil and Tribunal proceedings.
• To recommend the write-off of irrecoverable debts and costs relating to a wide range of debt types, including Housing Benefit over payments.
• To initiate the recommendation of Exceptional Hardship Fund awards to the Benefit Manager.
• To control and manage the Revenues, Local Tax Collection, and Postages budget.
• To originate non-standard correspondence for complex cases, special case reports, Member enquiries, complaints, and Freedom of Information requests.

• Tax Base, NDR 1 & 3, Delta QRC, and BEIS Grant reports,
• Calculation and reconciliation of monthly Local Taxation collection rates,
• Quarterly monitoring of Local Council Tax Support collection and Collection Rates,
• Production of quarterly report on Debt Collection and NNDR Pooling

This will be a Hybrid role with office attendance expected at least 1 day per week.

Eden Brown Synergy is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.