Revenues Manager

Revenues Manager

At Royal Greenwich, we are proud to be a borough synonymous with first class modern services alongside our Maritime history, Greenwich Mean Time and Royal Status. A world heritage site, our communities are vibrant and diverse and our elected members are ambitious to realise the potential of the borough whilst responding to our financial challenges.

An exciting opportunity is currently available for a 12 month contract as a Revenues Manager within the Revenues & Debt Service of the Resources Directorate.

Become part of a service which assists residents manage their council tax bills and support those who find themselves in financial difficulties.

As Revenues Manager you will be responsible for the management of the council tax collection and/or recovery service. This is a demanding role which will include assisting with the management of staff while working closely with finance and system colleagues along with external stakeholders and enforcement agencies to ensure council tax is collected with appropriate enforcement action taken where required.

• Have substantial management experience in the collection and recovery of council tax.
• Be able to fulfil the role with little training, therefore experience of this role or similar is essential.
• Have excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Be able to work flexibly across all aspects of Council Tax administration.

Royal Greenwich is a great place to live and work. Benefiting from excellent transport links ranging from Crossrail to the Elizabeth line to the Uber boat, we’re one of the easiest boroughs to get to and navigate your way around.

• A range of flexible working arrangements
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential, including excellent apprenticeship opportunities at all levels
• Vibrant staff support networks
• Greenwich Card which entitles you to discounts at local businesses
• Payroll giving scheme
• Generous leave entitlement, starting at 29 days per year (plus bank holidays)
• Employee Assistance Scheme including external counselling service

For more information about the role, please read the attached job documents.

When completing your application form, please detail how you meet the essential requirements in the Person Specification.

As part of the selection process, you will need to explain how you meet the key requirements for this role listed in the advert. When explaining how you meet each of the requirements, please give examples that clearly demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience. When writing your examples give a brief description of the situation or task but focus on the actions you took and the result of your actions.

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

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For more information about this role, please contact Keeley Wyatt keeley

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be…