VALUATION TRIBUNAL SERVICE (ENGLAND)

Website

Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Valuation Tribunal Service website 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 November 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 2023/24 of the Valuation Tribunal Service
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/app/uploads/2024/11/VTS-ARA-2023-24.pdf.

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

Vacancies

Finance Officer

Salary: up to £51,939 depending on experience & qualifications

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 other Finance colleagues and be responsible for providing managerial support and guidance to less experienced staff in the team.

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, you should complete a personal statement addressing how you meet the requirements of the job. This should be a minimum of 2 sides of A4 to cover as much as possible. You should also provide an up-to-date CV and detail your current salary and notice period. CVs alone – without any personal statement will not be accepted. Return the documents to us via email at: recruitment@valuationtribunal.gov.uk by no later than 23:55 Sunday 8th December 2024.

Job description & Person Specification

Diversity Monitoring Form 

Information Pack

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 2 December 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=a6338f62-889e-48c0-89ae-2c2b92603904&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.

FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRUBUNAL

The Judicial Appointments Commission have been asked to identify candidates to recommend for the posts of Fee-paid Valuer Chairmen and Fee-paid Valuer Members of the First-tier Tribunal, Residential Property Tribunal. These roles are open to chartered surveyors who are members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. This is an excellent opportunity to sit on a wide variety of interesting cases dealing with applications, appeals and references relating to disputes over property and land (with Chairmen drafting the final tribunal decision). 

Full job details, including daily rate and terms and conditions, can be found on the vacancy page. Applications will be open from 21 November 2024 to 12 December 2024.