Head of Revenue and Benefits

We''re recruiting an experienced Head of Revenues and Benefits to lead a high-performing local authority service, overseeing the full scope of statutory Revenues and Benefits functions including Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing Benefits and income collection. This is a senior leadership role with a strong focus on the Collection Fund, system re-procurement and service transformation. The successful candidate will act as the Council''s lead expert on Revenues and Benefits legislation, advising senior leadership and driving performance, compliance and financial stability across a large and complex service.The Role - Lead and manage the Council''s Revenues and Benefits service, overseeing c135 staff across multiple teams delivering Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing Benefits and income collection services. - Take strategic responsibility for the Collection Fund, ensuring effective billing, collection and financial control across Council Tax (c£200m) and Business Rates (c£65m). - Oversee the administration and delivery of Housing Benefits (c£100m) and Council Tax Support, ensuring support is targeted to vulnerable residents and statutory requirements are met. - Lead on sundry debt recovery (c£20m), developing and implementing debt strategies to maximise collection and manage recovery processes. - Oversee the administration of discretionary schemes including hardship payments, crisis grants and other financial support mechanisms. - Ensure compliance with all relevant ..... full job details .....