We are recruiting a Corporate Manager: Revenues, Benefits and Financial Assessments to come and join our Finance and Procurement service.

About the role

The post of Corporate Manager: Revenues, Benefits & Financial Assessments is the Council’s lead professional advisor for all matters relating to Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rates, Housing Benefits & Welfare Reform and Social Care Financial Assessments.

As well as leading the Revenues, Benefits & Financial Assessments Service, the post-holder will have the opportunity to work corporately across all Council Services – contributing to cross Service initiatives and developments and becoming a key part of Team Ceredigion.

The role operates in a fast-paced dynamic environment where leadership skills, a desire to make a difference and a strong customer focus are essential – as your customers are the residents and businesses in Ceredigion.

If you are an experienced practitioner already in a management role and want to work for a Council that happily challenges the norm and strives for continuous improvement and innovation, then this role could be for you.

Main purpose of job:

To be the Corporate Manager and lead advisor to the Council on:

• Council Tax billing, collection (including management of arrears)
• Non Domestic Rates billing and collection (including management of arrears)
• Housing Benefits
• Welfare Reform 
• Council Tax Reduction Scheme 
• Social Services Financial Assessments

To provide a key link with Corporate Lead Officers and work with other Corporate Managers in ensuring that teams are managed consistently to meet strategic and corporate objectives and that these are effectively co-ordinated and implemented across all service areas.

Whilst Corporate Managers have specific responsibility to manage a team and/or function, they have a corporate responsibility to ensure that all service activities and actions are managed to support Council strategic objectives and standards.

To work creatively and support the strategic goal to achieve the highest possible standards of performance in Ceredigion County Council services and teams.

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