Section
Business Rates
Location
Lancaster
Salary
£25,992 to £27,269 per annum
Post Type
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
23.59 hours BST on Monday 28 July 2025
Reference
CORV03007
Revenues Officer NNDR (Grade 5)
Permanent Full Time - 37 hours per week
£25, 992 - £27, 629 per annum (pay award pending)
Based in Lancaster
Due to the needs of the Shared Service, an opportunity has arisen to recruit to a Revenues Officer post in the Business Rate team, based at Lancaster, on a permanent basis.
This is a high performing team, whose responsibility for the collection of income promptly and efficiently has become crucial to the Council, given the impact of Government funding arrangements.
Duties include:
* Dealing with business customers, by phone, correspondence and in person in relation to the administration, billing and collection of Business Rates.
* Work as part of a team administering recovery procedures and attend Magistrates Court as required.
* Deal with information from other sources affecting liability, verify and process relief applications and maintain an online computerised system.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated person who can manage their own workload, to join this small but successful team. Good communication and numerical skills together with a customer care attitude are considered a necessity for this post.
As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard word and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of employee benefits including flexi time, hybrid working, a minimum of 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays), family friendly policies, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme, AVC's, life assurance scheme, discounted parking, bus and rail fares and a cycle to work scheme.
International Sponsorship - this role is not open to International Sponsorship
We are a and Living Wage employer