Bayside Council

Senior Rates & Revenue Officer

Senior Rates and Revenue Officer

• Permanent Full Time Position, 35 hours per week
• Located in Rockdale close to public transport
• $101,794 to $114,009 per annum plus superannuation

Our team

At Bayside Council, we are committed to a positive, flexible and supportive workplace culture, where our people and customers feel respected and valued. We are proud to serve our community through operating with transparency, integrity and in the best interests of the Bayside community to deliver exceptional service.

The City Performance directorate underpins the delivery of service excellence by providing expertise in financial services, governance, procurement, business technology and property services.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a pro-active individual to support the Rates & Revenue Lead with the day-to-day operations of the Rates and Revenue team. The successful candidate will be required to provide accurate and timely information, that is compliant with legislative and operations requirements to support internal stakeholders and the Bayside community.

In this role you can expect to balance and reconcile the rates subsidiary ledger, monitor the level of debt and collect overdue rates and charges, and ensure accurate maintenance of supplementary valuations, credit balances and rating databases.

You can also expect to:

• Support the management of the rates and related debtors functions for Council.
• Undertake assessment of re-categorisations and rate exemptions in order to make recommendations on these applications.
• Process supplementary valuations accurately within set timeframes and reconcile to Council’s rate system.
• Implement and monitor debt recovery action for both rates and accounts receivable debts and implement procedures to recover these debts within a reasonable timeframe.
• Produce timely and accurate annual instalment, supplementary and other property related charge notices and sundry debtors’ notices to meet relevant legislation requirements.
• Carry out the monthly and annual reconciliation of all charges with the general ledger, including preparation of a monthly report of all aged and bad debtors.

About you

We are looking for someone who has:

• Relevant qualifications and/or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge across a number of functional areas within relevant field.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and ensure results are delivered in a timely manner.

Our benefits and culture

As an organisation, we pride ourselves in offering a flexible working environment centred on delivering great outcomes for our customers, whether internal or external. Bayside Council has a strong culture of collaboration and delivering exciting new initiatives for our community.

On top of the competitive salary, our people enjoy:

• 3 extra days off during Christmas each year
• 15 days sick leave each year
• 2 days health and wellbeing leave each year
• Gym membership discounts
• Additional parental leave entitlements for both parents
• Flexi days provide the opportunity for working 9-day fortnights.

Apply now

Before submitting your application, please take the time to read the position description by clicking the paperclip button located in the top right section of this page.

If you have any issues opening the link, please contact us at support.erecruit@bayside.nsw.gov.au

Closing Date: Thursday 13 March 2025

Enquiries: Luke Phillips via email on luke.phillips@bayside.nsw.gov.au

Applicants may be required to satisfactorily undertake a Criminal History Check, Medical and/or Working with Children check in accordance with the position.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment. This role will require a national criminal check and pre-employment medical check.