Revenues Council Tax Officer
- Recruiter
- Reed
- Location
- Bermuda Park
- Posted
- 14 Aug 2018
- Closes
- 21 Aug 2018
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Coventry City Council are looking for Revenues Council Tax Officers to join their expanding team. You will undertake the range of activities involved in the billing, collection and general administration of council tax.
Hours: Full time 37 hours per week, 9.00 - 17.00
Hourly rate: £20-£22 per hour
Duration: Current end date – 31/03/2019
To be considered for the role you will need to have:
- Knowledge of, and experience of applying, the legislative framework for the billing and recovery of council tax
- The ability to undertake all aspects of council tax administration including discounts, exemptions, change of addresses, deceased accounts
- Ability to understand and interpret constantly changing legislation and technical information
- Computer literate. Experienced in Word and Excel and able to identify technological solutions to improve the service
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Responsible for obtaining, maintaining and monitoring all relevant information for the purposes of liability in line with operational standards
- Responsible for, in accordance with operational standards, obtaining, maintaining and monitoring recovery and collection of council tax owed to the Council
- Identify and take appropriate action in respect of vulnerable cases
- Excellent customer service skills
- IRRV technically qualified or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Awareness of equalities and data protection legislation
- At least 2 years’ experience within a council tax environment
- Recent experience of using the Capita Academy processing database
- Recent experience of using the Northgate Information@work document management system
If you are interested in this role please apply online or email your up to date CV to