Council Tax Officer

4 weeks ago


Port Talbot, United Kingdom Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Full time

Council Tax Officer

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week

Working Style: Mobile Hybrid Worker 

As a Council Tax Officer you’ll be part of a busy team dealing with Council Tax accounts ensuring you contribute to the Council delivering 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 service assisting taxpayers with a variety of queries in relation to the correct billing and collection of Council Tax. This role can be challenging, you will be dealing with sensitive financial matters in a busy working environment involving continuous change. However, you'll be playing a crucial role in supporting the Council in maximising its financial resources which assists in funding and delivering services to residents in the borough.

The main duties of the post;

To develop and maintain a high standard of technical knowledge in Council Tax administration.To ensure taxpayers are billed accurately with all relevant discounts and exemptions in a timely mannerTo provide a high standard of customer care in a busy and demanding environment.To undertake general activities in relation to the administration and recovery of Council Tax including :Processing amendments to accountsIssuing of bills, reminders, summons and liability ordersInterviewing tax payers face to faceDealing with tax payers by phone / email and letter.Processing direct debits mandates, unpaid direct debits including liaison with bank / building societiesRecommend write offsTo carry out site inspections and visits for various purposes as required. Maintain work records and provide management with statistical information as and when required. To ensure all avenues of the recovery process are explored in order to maximise the authority’s income.

You will have experience in/of;

Sound financial and numeracy skills

Excellent computer skills and be fully conversant with all Microsoft packages

Working within a busy team to tight deadlines

Ideally you will have;

A minimum of 4 GCSE’s or equivalent including Maths

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,



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