Council Tax Recovery Officer
5 months ago
270612-1953-23277 NCD
Council Tax Recovery Officer
Northampton
Contract
£20.77 per hour PAYE or £27 per hour Limited paid via Umbrella Company inside IR35
Our client is looking for an experienced Council Tax Recovery Officer.
1. To maximise the income to the Council by ensuring the appropriate recovery action is taken against non-payers and to improve on collection rates.
2. To support customers to find sustainable ways to meet their Council Tax debt with the Council.
Main accountabilities
1. To maintain an up to date knowledge of Council Tax and recovery legislation and case law and related policies and procedures.
2. To undertake the administration for the recovery of Council Tax initiating recovery action in accordance with legislation and Council policy including issuing final notices and summonses, attachment of earnings, referring cases to external enforcement agents, issue of liability orders
4. To deal with enforcement agents returned cases and make decisions on the next course of action.
5. To assist with the compilation of statistics and reports and to assist with testing of new software releases for the Council tax system.
6. To liaise with the Seniors to ensure that the Council’s approach to corporate debt recovery and enforcement is joined up and in accordance with legislation.
7. To attend court representing the authority for Court actions relating to Council Tax liability as required
8. Prioritise and manage own workloads to ensure objectives and targets are achieved and customer requirements are met
9. To demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.
The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients
are an equal opportunities employer.
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