# Reporting Accountant

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Southend-on-sea Borough Council](/buyers/southend-on-sea-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £60,000
- Published: 18 February 2019
- Planned start: 1 April 2019
- Planned end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f3ab3f8c-d646-4385-afaa-1b27f1878482-270445
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-62c707d9-9159-420b-880d-98768a5991a2

## Description

Every year the Local Authority \(LA\) is required to undertake an audit of the Subsidy claim they have made to the Department for Work and Pensions \(DWP\) for Housing Benefit granted\. The Council are seeking expressions of interest at this stage for an accountant to perform the audit in compliance with the Housing Benefit \(Subsidy\) Assurance Process \(HBAP\) Modules and in connection with the LA's claim for subsidy on form MPF720A for each financial year\. The audit will be performed as a tri-partite engagement as outlined in the HBAP reporting framework instruction, between the DWP, the LA and the contracted accountant\. To express your interest in this opportunity please e-mail procurementops@southend\.gov\.uk stating Reporting Accountant in the subject

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3ab3f8c-d646-4385-afaa-1b27f1878482-270445)