VALUATION TRIBUNAL SERVICE (ENGLAND)

Web Site

Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Valuation Tribunal Service web site at https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/.

Guidance

• The Consolidated Practice Statement that took effect on 1 April 2024
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/app/uploads/2024/04/Consolidated-Practice-Statement-2024.pdf.

• The Consolidated Practice Statement (Explanatory Notes) that took effect on 1 April 2024
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/app/uploads/2024/04/Explanatory-Note-2024.pdf.

• The booklets on Council Tax and Non-Domestic (including the Council Tax Manual)
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/guidance-booklets/. 

• The ‘well-known’ cases held by the Valuation Tribunal Service in their library (which do not need to be included, in full, within a bundle of evidence)
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/vte-guidance/. 

• The advice on Remote Hearings
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/how-remote-hearings-work/.

• The ‘Valuation in Practice’ newsletter published in August 2024
  https://www.valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-us/publications-policies/valuation-in-practice/.

Corporate Documents

• Minutes from the Valuation Tribunal Board meeting held on 25 July 2024
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-vts/corporate-publications/.

• Minutes from the Valuation Tribunal Users’ Group Meeting held on 5 June 2024
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-vts/corporate-publications/.

• Statistics for the period 1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-vts/corporate-publications/.

• Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 of the Valuation Tribunal Service 
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/app/uploads/2024/02/E02881198_HC-449-VTS-ARA-2022-23_Accessible.pdf.

• Corporate Plan 2022-25 incorporating the 2022-23 Business Plan
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/corporate-plan-2022-25/.

• Corporate Plan 2023-26 incorporating the 2023-24 Business Plan 
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/corporate-plan-2023-26/.

Vacancies

Finance Officer

Salary: £39,828 – £50,547; SCP 27-38

Median (qualification bar) SCP 34 £46,486

Location: London, E1 8EU

The Valuation Tribunal Service (VTS) is a statutory, non-departmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, with responsibility for the administration of Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating appeals.  What we do and how we do it has an impact on the multi-million-pound income the Government brings in from local property taxation to support other public services.

This job offers great exposure to a range of finance related work within a small but busy finance team in the VTS Head Office.  You will report to our Finance Manager and on a day-to-day basis you will work closely with another Finance Officer and be responsible for helping with the management of a Finance Administrator/Assistant.

Your specific responsibilities will include:

• Assisting the Finance Manager with preparation of annual and quarterly accounts.

• Assisting with the preparation and analysis of management accounting information including budget management reporting.

• The production of monthly and year end audit files.

• Payroll reconciliation and administration.

Our ideal candidate will have previous experience of a range of finance responsibilities, preferably gained within the public sector. Knowledge of the work involved in central government financing and specifically within an NDPB would be a positive advantage.  We believe that this position will suit candidates who are fully qualified with a recognised accountancy body and who also have knowledge of SAP accounting.  You are likely to have excellent Excel skills – at an intermediate or advanced level – as working with spreadsheets is a prime requirement of the role.

To apply for this role, applicants should send us an up-to-date CV and a Personal Statement outlining how they meet the criteria for the job contained in the job description and person specification. The documents should be sent via email to hr.admin@valuationtribunal.gov.uk. All queries should also be sent to this e-mail address. 

Applications to be received no later than 23:55 on Sunday 27 October 2024.

VALUATION TRIBUNAL SERVICE (WALES)

Web Site

Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Valuation Tribunal Service (Wales) web site at http://www.valuation-tribunals-wales.org.uk/.

Website & Social Media

Social media posts can be found on:-

• Facebook: Tribiwnlys Prisio Cymru - Valuation Tribunal for Wales - Home | Facebook.

• Twitter: Tribiwnlys Prisio Cymru - Valuation Tribunal Wales (@vtwtpc) / Twitter.

• LinkedIn: Tribiwnlys Prisio Cymru - Valuation Tribunal for Wales | LinkedIn.

All website and social media information is available in Welsh and English.

Appeal Forms, Listings, Decisions & General Information

A wide variety of general information is readily available online to practitioners and tribunal users, including:-

• The latest appeal forms, so that appellants can register appeals if they do not accept Billing Authorities’ decisions on their Council Tax liability (including Reduction Scheme appeals)

  • Council Tax Liability.

  • Council Tax Reduction.

• Future appeal listings and previous tribunal decisions: Valuation Tribunal Wales Public Portal.

• Booklets on Non-Domestic Rating and Council Tax appeals: Guidance.

• Protocols on how best to undertake cases at the Valuation Tribunal for Wales, including the required preparation for video hearings: Best Practice Protocols.

• Corporate information, including annual reports and Welsh language reports: Publications.

LOCAL TAXATION CHAMBER (SCOTLAND)

Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Local Taxation Chamber (Scotland) web site at https://www.localtaxationchamber.scot/.

UPPER TRIBUNAL (LANDS CHAMBER) (ENGLAND & WALES)

Listings for W/C 7 October 2024 can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/upper-tribunal-lands-chamber?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=efe546ba-5393-44e6-a3d3-8de84580c3bf&utm_content=daily.

VALUATION TRIBUNAL (NORTHERN IRELAND)

Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Valuation Tribunal (Northern Ireland) web site at https://www.judiciaryni.uk/judicial-decisions/type/nivt_decision.

LANDS TRIBUNAL (NORTHERN IRELAND)

Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Lands Tribunal (Northern Ireland) web site at https://www.judiciaryni.uk/judicial-decisions/type/lands_decision.