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Income Officer

£20.90 - £27.57 per hour
 
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Billie Gumble Recruitment Consultant – Social Housing & Operational Support

Job Description

MMP Consultancy are working with a fantastic organisation based in East London who are looking to recruit a Income Officer on a ongoing basis.

Main Responsibilities:

* Manage rent, service charge, major works, cyclical and rechargeable accounts, and other housing related debts such as court cost, rechargeables on a regular basis in line with the organisations policies and procedures including legislation.
* To negotiate repayment plans that will clear arrears within a realistic timescale and take corrective action where such payment plans are not complied with.
* Referring residents for support when required to enable them to maximise their income, resolve their debts and sustain their tenancy.
* To take personal responsibility for all aspects of recovery work within the team ensuring cases are progressed in line with policy, procedure and legislation.
* To maximise income collection by leading the management of serious and complex cases across
- Rents and Service Charges
- Leasehold
- Commercial rents
- Sales Ledger & Sundry Debts
* To support Customer Accounts Advisors to maximise income collection for complex cases including:
- Non-Residential Income
- Former Tenant balances
- Sales Ledger
- Sundry Debts
* To pro-actively monitor accounts and take appropriate recovery action.
* Review and monitor former tenant balances including investigating cases and making recommendations for write-off.
* Undertake all aspects of income recovery, court case work presentation and debt recovery case work, including eviction where alternative solutions cannot be found, in accordance with procedures.
* To liaise and maintain good working relationships with all relevant external agencies to ensure residents experiencing difficulties are referred appropriately for support.
* Providing basic financial capability and benefits advice referring cases on to the relevant agencies or the Tenancy Support Officers.
* To visit customers in their homes to discuss their accounts and provide advice and support.
* To meet with leaseholders and commercial tenants where necessary to resolve complex cases.
* Ensure ICT is used efficiently to improve collection of debts, maintaining accurate information.
* Contribute to testing and further development of IT systems to achieve efficient income collection.

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