Subsidy Officer Housing Benefit
Subsidy Officer Housing Benefit
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UM UM 29.95 - 29.95
1 Vacancy
Job Description
3 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
This role plays a key role in ensuring the council can claim the money it pays out in Benefits back from the Department of Work and Pensions through its subsidy claim.
As such it will work with the Senior Subsidy officer and Service Manager to produce coordinate and check the documentation and testing required through the annual subsidy audit and assist in making the subsidy claim liaising with external auditors and capturing any learning and improvement required in practice
Key Duties/Accountabilities
Work with the Senior Subsidy Officer to produce all documentation required for and check the accuracy of the Council s subsidy claim worth approximately 180m and assist in completing the claim at the beginning and end of year
Liaise with external auditors and coordinate access to systems and reports including sampling data
Organise any testing required as part of the audit
Test all new releases of software to ensure it is awarding benefit correctly and liaise with IT on any issues resulting in noncompliance or incorrect awards likely to result in an audit failure
Work closely with the team and service managers to ensure learning from errors is actioned
Produce data and reports on benefit caseloads
Act as a service expert on subsidy and the subsidy audit process maintaining knowledge and working with the Policy and Appeals officers to ensure practice complies with legislation and guidance
Identifying areas for service improvement and supporting implementation of projects
Be required to carry out special tasks assignments reports or duties that are commensurate to the role and/or grade where applicable as requested.
Essential Experience Required:
Experience of Benefit legislation software and processes is essential.
Experience of to interrogate systems run reports and present data using MS Excel and other software is essential.
Experience of DWP subsidy Funding arrangements requirements and audit process is essential.
Essential Qualification Required:
General education qualification is essential.
Additional information to note:
Working hours: 36 hours a week.
The role is Hybrid; the requirement would be to come into the office around once a week although this is flexible and we might be able to make this once a fortnight for the right candidate.
The closing date for this position is 7th November 2024.
This role plays a key role in ensuring the council can claim the money it pays out in Benefits back from the Department of Work and Pensions through its subsidy claim.
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Section 8
- Public Health
- Data Collection
- Ellucian
- Banking
- Fair Housing Regulations
- LIHTC
- Budgeting
- Economic Development
- Real Estate Law
- Logistics
- Statistical Analysis
