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Pericles Benefit Assessor

Job: Pericles Benefit Assessor

Ref: PIMC2300

Location: South East

Details: Our client is looking to recruit an experienced Benefit Assessor to join their vibrant Benefits department.

The successful Benefit Assessor must have excellent customer service skills and a passion for the job.

Key duties include:

Verifying and validating claim details, making the necessary calculations to determine entitlement, taking decisions and notifying customers accordingly.
Implement changes of circumstances, adjusting benefit entitlement accordingly, identifying any over-paid or over-claimed benefits and undertaking the review of claims in payment.
Calculate over payments of benefit, issuing appropriate notices and implementing recovery.
Evaluate information and evidence relating to benefit claims, carrying out detailed assessments of capital, income or other resources relevant to benefits entitlement.
Receive enquiries, claims, evidence and supporting information from potential benefits applicants and from DWP and other support agencies.

Benefit Assessor candidates must have:

Pericles system experience.
A good working knowledge of benefits law and procedures.
Experience of customer/public contact requiring good communication skills.
Experience of accurately maintaining and interpreting personal and financial data.

To discuss this role or any other Benefit Assessor jobs in the Revenues and Benefits field please email your CV.

Working with Morgan hunt offers:

The most experienced Revenues and Benefits recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Revenues and Benefits vacancies in the UK
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Morgan Hunt is an Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt are an equal opportunities employer.

Salary: £19 to £21 p.h.

Job Type: Temporary

Sectors: revenues and benefits

Contact: Phillipa McMahon

Date Added: 04 Feb 2010, 05:50

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