Business Consultant - Council Tax / Business Rates Specialist

We're looking for a Business Consultant who knows NEC Revenues and can confidently share that knowledge with others.

As a Business Consultant, you'll deliver Council Tax / Business Rates consultancy and training to local authorities across the UK, helping customers through major Revenues & Benefits migrations, annual billing activities, software implementations and service improvement initiatives. Working as part of a forward-thinking consultancy team, you'll combine your product knowledge, practical experience and communication skills to help customers get the best possible value from their NEC solution.

At the heart of the role is helping local authority users succeed. You'll work closely with customers, understand the challenges they face and use your experience to help them get the most from NEC Revenues & Benefits. While our products continue to evolve, including the introduction of AI-driven capabilities, strong customer relationships remain essential. We're looking for people who enjoy working with customers, take pride in sharing their expertise and want to make a genuine difference to the people using our software every day.

This role would suit someone who enjoys solving problems, sharing knowledge, building lasting customer relationships and applying their operational experience to a wide variety of challenges across local government.

*Depending on your proximity to an NEC office this role will be either Hybrid or home based*

Key Responsibilities

• Provide consultancy and training on NEC Products and Service Implementations in your area of expertise.
• Deliver consultancy / training on site and via Webinar / Screen share facilities.
• Carry out presentations / demonstrations for delegates depending on facilities available, as and when required.
• Contribute to the development of new consultancy offerings for newly developed software / services.
• Make recommendations relating to best use of NEC software in line with the client’s business needs.
• Ensure all consultancy and training is delivered effectively and achieves positive customer feedback.
• Ensure customer satisfaction with the products and services feeding back any issues into the consultancy group and other internal stakeholders.
• Assist with product development including attending user groups and creation of user guides.
• Deliver quality seminars to large customer groups.
• Progress and update knowledge of relevant legislation and NEC products and services.
• Extend your own and other consultancy team members capacity to deliver consultancy through internal training and mentoring.
• Provide the flexibility to support management decisions as and when workloads and priorities require that you work for periods in related areas such as product management, business analysis, testing or support within the NEC business

Essential Skills

• Expertise and extensive up to date knowledge in one or more of the following business areas, NEC products or Services:
  • Council Tax
  • Business Rates
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to problem solve in demanding circumstances.
• Ability to work on own or part of a team and on multiple projects in parallel.
• UK Driving license and willing to work away from home as required.

Desirable Skills

• Integration / Interfaces (with NEC R&B products)
• Experience of the NEC Citizen Access platform
• Experience of working with customers and / or external agencies.
• Experience of delivering training and / or seminars.

We pride ourselves in offering an excellent benefits package. When you join the team at NEC Software Solutions, you are provided with the following:

• 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE)
• 4 x basic salary life assurance cover  (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
• A Group Pension Plan
• A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs

OTHER INFORMATION

• Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.
• All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks. 
• Depending on the nature of the role a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required.

NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.

Who We Are:

We’re NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies.

Working with us, you’ll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what’s possible and support amazing public services.

We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference.

We’d love your help. And we’ll support you all the way.