Revenues Officer

The temporary revenues officer will be working within the Council Tax Recovery team, predominantly taking all incoming recovery calls from Council Tax charge payers, taking payments and setting up special payment arrangements. The ideal candidate will need experience working within a busy Council Tax Recovery department and advanced use of Civica Open Revenues.

Shift and Pay Information for the Assistant Director role:

£20.00 to £20.05 per hour
Location - Essex, Basildon

Accountabilities for this role:

Communicate with taxpayers and other interested persons, predominantly by telephone, to identify occupiers, owners for liabilities, discounts and disregards.
To facilitate payment of Council Tax by ensuring that demand notices and other documentation are issued to tax payers as appropriate. Implement methods of payment, refunds and other transactions as necessary.
Serve various legal notices and invoices for all debt types, implementing payment agreements and take appropriate action for collection and recovery in accordance with guidelines, taking ownership of monitoring accounts and payment arrangements.
Ensure that appropriate methods of enforcement and sanctions are pursued, having regard to the means and circumstances of debtors, ensuring that due regard is taken in vulnerable cases.
Ensure that appropriate methods of enforcement and sanctions are pursued, having regard to the means and circumstances of debtors, ensuring that due regard is taken in vulnerable cases.
Maintain knowledge of Council Tax and Benefits legislation, including debt collection, enforcement and insolvency law, ensuring that processes and decisions apply in accordance with law and policy guidelines.
To represent the council in court hearings for all debt types

Your Experience-

Demonstrable experience of working in a recovery section or in a similar environment dealing with the collection of various debt types
A good working knowledge of Council Tax and NNDR law and procedures
Experience of customer/public contact demonstrating good communication and interpersonal skills
Experience of accurately maintaining and interpreting personal and financial data
Experience of using office information systems, specifically CIVICA.