Business Rates Team Leader - Neath, United Kingdom - Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

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Neath, United Kingdom

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Description

Job details:

Job reference

REQ01377

Date posted

24/01/2023

Application closing date

10/02/2023

Location

Neath Civic Centre

Salary
- £26,845 - £29,439 per annum

Package

Hybrid Working Arrangements (with the option to work remotely) together with a generous holiday entitlement and other flexible working options available.

37

Full time

Job category/type

Finance

Business Rates Team Leader:

Job description

Permanent / 37hrs per week.

As a Business Rates Team Leader you'll be assisting the Senior Rating Officer managing a small team dealing with Business Rates accounts and associated Business Improvement District (BID) Levy accounts.

Ensuring the Council delivers an effective billing, collection, and recovery process. You'll take a customer focused approach to maximising revenue whilst making sure we meet our legal and statutory requirements.

You'll provide a professional and proactive service assisting in identifying and developing robust recovery action against businesses, this will require you to attend and represent the Council at Magistrates Court to obtain liability orders.

This role can be challenging, as you'll be assisting in managing a team dealing with a range of queries relating to billing, collection, and recovery.

However, you'll be playing a crucial role in supporting the Council in maximising its resources to deliver the best possible outcomes for the business in our borough.

The main duties of the post;

To develop and maintain a high degree of technical knowledge of Business Rates administration and to be part of the Council's specialist team in this field.
To assist the Senior Rating Officer in the day to day management of the Business Rates Team.
To deputise for the Senior Rating Officer.
To undertake general activities in relation to the administration and recovery of Business rates including:
Processing amendments to accounts
Issuing of bills, reminders, summons and liability orders
Interviewing rate payers
Processing direct debits mandates, unpaid direct debits including liaison with bank / building societies
Calculate interest payments
Recommend write offs
To carry out site inspections and visits for various purposes as required.
To attend the Magistrates Court in respect of Business Rates and BID related matters including the issuing of summonses and obtaining liability orders.
Maintain work records and provide management with statistical information as and when required.
To deal with bankruptcies, liquidations and external Enforcement Agents.
To liaise with other departments in relation to new and altered properties and to notify the Valuation Office of relevant matters.
To assist the Principal Council Tax Officer as

You will have experience in/of;
Business rates legislation and administration.

Sound financial and numeracy skills

Excellent computer skills and be fully conversant with all Microsoft packages

Ideally you will have;
A minimum of 5 GCSE's or equivalent including Maths and English or Welsh

Be IRRV qualified or working towards the qualification or prepared to study for the qualification.

If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Ann Hinder on

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language skills are not required

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.