Finance Professional

Benefits Assessment Officer

Walthamstow

Contract
£18.50 per hour PAYE or £23.25 per hour limited paid via Umbrella Company inside IR35

Our client is looking for an experienced Benefits Assessment Officer,

Responsible for the accurate and effective processing of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support claims. The role involves using systems like Capita and Workflow 360 (Comino) to manage documents and ensure the correct awards are made.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintaining benefit and Council Tax support records.
• Promoting additional support for customers facing financial difficulties.
• Ensuring all necessary evidence and information is requested promptly.
• Checking the correctness of decision letters before they are sent.
• Identifying and recovering overpayments.
• Handling telephone and written enquiries from customers and their representatives

PLEASE ONLY apply if you have the necessary skills, experience and expertise.

The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer.