Senior Revenues & Benefits Manager

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Shropshire to assist with the appointment of a Senior Revenues & Benefits Manager, on a 6-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £32.77 - £42.34 per hour

Summary:

The Revenues & Benefits Manager is responsible for leading the Council Tax, Business Rates, and Benefits service, ensuring efficient revenue collection, accurate benefits administration, debt recovery, statutory compliance, service improvement, and effective leadership of operational teams while supporting senior management in delivering strategic service objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support the delivery of Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing Benefits, and discretionary schemes.
• Manage Team Managers and oversee the performance and development of Revenues teams.
• Ensure accurate annual billing for Council Tax, Business Rates (NNDR), and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs).
• Oversee debt recovery, arrears management, overpayments, and write-off processes.
• Manage government funding schemes, reliefs, grants, and statutory initiatives.

Essentials:

• Significant experience managing Revenues & Benefits, Council Tax, or Business Rates services.
• Strong leadership and people management experience, including managing Team Managers and operational teams.
• Extensive knowledge of Council Tax, Business Rates (NNDR), Housing Benefits, and relevant legislation.
• Experience managing debt recovery, billing, discretionary schemes, and government funding initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage performance, budgets, service improvement, and statutory compliance.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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