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Head of Revenues, Benefits and Payments

Employer
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
Riverside House, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Salary
£71,454 - £76,314 per annum
Closing date
28 Aug 2024
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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has made rapid and significant progress on its improvement journey and it is an exciting time to join Rotherham.

Do you share our commitment to making a difference? Are you an ambitious leader who can help us progress on this journey? 

We have positioned the Revenues, Benefits and Payments service to ensure that it has the capacity and leadership required to deliver the excellent service that is needed and expected in order to achieve the Council’s future ambitions.

This is a great opportunity to work at the heart of the organisation, making a real difference and playing a crucial role shaping the future of the Council. 

A member of the Financial Services Management Team (see attached structure chart), the post holder will lead the Revenues, Benefits and Payments team providing high level operations in the strategic management of the Council’s Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rates collection, Sundry Debtor Collection,

Income functions and Adult Social Care assessment, collection & payments
team. The post also plays a key role in supporting the strategic direction of the Council’s finance functions working with the wider Financial Services Management Team, providing advice and support across the Council and to members. 

The post holder reports to the Assistant Director – Financial Services (Deputy S151 Officer). 

If you are an ambitious experienced manager with excellent management and leadership qualities (preferably IRRV qualified), looking for a career enhancing opportunity to make a genuine difference, then we would love to hear from you.     

Please view the Job/Person profile for a full description of the role and person specification. 

Informal discussions with prospective candidates are welcomed. To find out more about this role and the vision for Rotherham’s financial services of the future, please contact Judith Badger, Strategic Director – Finance & Customer Services, (01709 822046); or Rob Mahon, Assistant Director – Financial Services (01709 254518).  

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).   

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.
 
Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time). 

This post is classed as 'politically restricted' under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended). The full details of the restrictions are set out in the Statutory Instrument, but broadly the restrictions prohibit candidature from public elected office; holding office in a political party; as well as involvement in political activities such as canvassing or public speaking/writing.

Closing date 28th August 2024

For more information about the above post and to apply online please click the apply button. 

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