Council Tax and NNDR Manager

We are recruiting a Council Tax and NNDR Manager at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent/ Full Time
Location: Ty Penallta

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Council Tax team.

We pay an attractive salary of £49,764 - £52,805 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

The Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rate (NNDR) Manager is a key role  responsible for the efficient and effective billing, collection and recovery of council tax and business rates of circa £135m, ensuring that income collected is maximised.

The postholder will strive to achieve improvements in all of the operations of the service, continually monitoring all relevant budgets. You will analyse relevant legislation to ensure appropriate policies are developed, updated, and adapted to ensure compliance with changing legislative requirements.

The successful candidate will have expert knowledge of Council Tax and NNDR legislation and policies and will manage the team to deliver a customer-focused service, developing service improvements and maximising technology to ensure the service is efficient and effective.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A Level 6 (Degree) qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework to Wales, or a professional qualification, for example Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV)
• Significant experience as a manager within a large organisation
• Experience of applying risk management in setting strategy for the service in identifying and managing principal risks to achievement of objective
• A wide awareness of the role of Local Government and working within the political arena
  
  

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Leanne Sykes on 01443 863066 or email sykesl@caerphilly.gov.uk.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.  Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This role requires a basic check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The political restrictions defined by the ‘Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990 as amended’ apply to you in respect of this post.