Responsible for the strategic direction the Council Tax, Business Rates, and Inspections service, ensuring that legislation, strategies, policies, objectives, and procedures are implemented and kept under review in respect of all functions within the Revenues service, to respond to elected member and MP enquiries as required. Monitor and evaluate the service provision to ensure service performance standards are met, collection rates are maximised, and the team delivers effectively and efficiently and to work with Finance colleagues to ensure accurate and timely completion of statutory returns. Acting as the Council's main specialist on all Council Tax and Business Rates issues ensuring the effective administration of Revenue services, advising on all legislation, maximising income to the Council through growth in the Council Tax base and rating list by identifying new domestic and commercial property and ensuring tax base is accurate. To ensure the effective administration of Council Tax and Business Rates accounts to maximise income to the Council from collection of Council Tax and Business Rates including liaison with the Valuation Office Agency and Enforcement Agents and to take action under delegated authority to ensure prompt collection. Manage a team, ensuring performance is managed to deliver a high-quality service, establishing clear quality and practice standards for and ensure these are consistently achieved. Provide expert and prag...