Taking care of council tax, business rates and benefits. It also provides financial management, budgeting and accounting services.
Executive Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Peter Vickers
Email: peter.vickers@rushmoor.gov.uk
Tel: 01252 398399
The work of the service can be broken down into five main areas - local taxation, benefits, accounting and budgeting, exchequer and treasury management.
Local taxation
- Council tax
- Business rates
Benefits
- Council tax support assessment
- Current housing benefit claims
- Council tax support fraud investigations
Accounting and budgeting
- Budget preparation, including developing and setting a financial and budget strategy
- Budgeting monitoring, including providing financial support and advice
- Financial accounts, including grant claims, statistical returns and production of the statement of accounts
- The implementation, administration and development of the financial management system
Purchase Ledger
- Providing a purchase ordering and creditor payment system
- Providing insurance cover, including advice on risk management
Treasury management
- Making sure the council maintains an appropriate cash-flow position at all times so it avoids unnecessary bank charges
- Making sound investments of the council's balances and capital receipts to maximise interest receipts while minimising our exposure to risk
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