Local Taxation Assessment and Processing Officer - Wirral, United Kingdom - Wirral Council

Wirral Council

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Wirral, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Employer:
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

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Salary: £24,496 to £26,845

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Location: Wirral, Hybrid Working, Cheshire Lines Building

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Contract: Permanent

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Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Full Time
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Hours: 36 hours per week.

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DBS Check: No

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Closing Date: 12/03/2023 at 23:59

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Reference: R/23/228203

The Revenues and Benefits Service has an exciting opportunity to recruit several Local Taxation Assessment and Processing Officers (Level 3) We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and highly motivated, customer focussed individuals able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The service is responsible for the administration, assessments and transactional processes in relation to the Personal Finance Unit (Adult Social Care charging) ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and guidance.

An excellent working knowledge and proven experience of relevant legislation and working procedures is required. We are looking for someone with technical knowledge and good problem solving and decision-making skills.

You can expect to join highly dedicated teams and work with skilled and committed managers to take forward our ambitious and exciting change programme.

Focussed on continuous improvement and quality services you will work in a supportive environment, with a strong leadership team, giving stability, direction and energy to the service and making a difference.

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working between home and work will be a feature of this role.

You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary.

Our technology platform and equipment allow you to connect and collaborate remotely which requires that you have in place good connectivity.

This will be discussed during the recruitment process if support is required.

This role will require you to:

Calculate, record and process business transactions ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and guidance
Analyse and assess data /information to determine outcomes in relation to the payment and/or collection of financial transactions
Ability to undertake visits as required
Work to well defined standard business processes to analyse information and perform more complex tasks
Be proactive in contributing to the achievement of statistical and qualitative performance targets
Please note that in accordance with the Council's policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies._
It is Council policy not to reappoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances._
Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date._
Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed._
All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK._
The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now._