Housing Benefit Subsidy and Systems Specialist

5 days ago

London, United Kingdom Morgan Hunt Full time

Are you a Housing Benefit Subsidy and Systems Specialist looking for work in Bracknell Forest?

Morgan Hunt's Public Sector and Government client based in Bracknell Forest is looking to recruit a Housing Benefit Subsidy and Systems Specialist to provide support throughout a busy period.

This assignment has been deemed inside of IR35 and offers hybrid working with one day worked on site and four days worked from home each week.
- The Council's statutory subsidy reporting requirements
- Monitoring and proactively managing Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support expenditure
- Safeguarding and maximising benefit subsidy as well as identifying and managing the risks associated with this
- Proactively developing policies and procedures that support subsidy optimisation
- Ensuring compliance with new and existing legislation.
- All matters connected with Welfare ICT systems administration
- System upgrades and software testing for all systems used in the Welfare Service
- Collating and presenting Welfare Statistics and performance data
- Submit Housing Benefit subsidy claims
- Maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the principles and procedures of benefits administration and performance recording
- Lead on End of Year processes, including updating systems and awarding entitlements
- Accurately complete and submit all returns relating to the annual subsidy claim, annual Discretionary Housing Payment funding measures and Housing Benefit Overpayment funding measures
- Produce and examine regular quality control, monitoring, and exception reports to protect the Welfare Service from loss of subsidy
- Scrutinise performance data from extracts and reports ensuring that appropriate information is recorded and validated
- Monitor financial output from the benefits system to ensure data for subsidy purposes balances and evidence is available for audit purposes
- Reconcile manual adjustments and discrepancies for annual subsidy claim
- Ensure financial controls are reconciled, including payments and subsidy claims
- Act as lead officer for DWP external systems including EAS and Searchlight, completing BPSS checks and administering the system
- Liaise, closely with internal and external stakeholders such as IT, internal and external audit and system account managers and software providers

If you're looking to work for a Public Sector and Government client based in Bracknell Forest, and feel you meet the essential criteria outlined above to be a Housing Benefit Subsidy and Systems Specialist, please contact the team with an up to date CV.

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