Description

Financial Services provides General and Corporate Financial Advice, Guidance and Support to Tendring District Council and it's various Stakeholders. The Service also directly provides a range of associated services to both internal and external customers.

Financial Services comprise of Five Service Areas. Each of the Service Areas are listed below with a brief synopsis of the individual Area functions; this will provide assistance when choosing the Service required.

Please note that Contact Details are listed towards the end of this page:

Service Areas :

1. Financial Management and Administration

• Supporting the financial stewardship and performance of the Council
• Developing the Service to enable it to meet the challenges ahead

2. Accountancy Services

• Provides financial information to other Services within Tendring District Council and External Customers, Partners and Stakeholders;
• Provides general accountancy support and advice including the forecasting of expenditure and income;
• The preparation of the Council's formal accounts which demonstrate publicly how funds have been administered

3. Benefit Fraud

• Prevention and detection of Housing Benefit Fraud relating to :-
• • Rent Rebates and Rent Allowances
  • Council Tax Benefit
• Taking the necessary action in respect of the above, including prosecutions where appropriate

4. Exchequer Service

• Processes the payment of Invoices on behalf of other Services within the Council;
• Issues Invoices to users of the Council's services and coordinates the collection and recovery of Income owed to the Council;
• Provides a Payroll Service to the Council;
• Provides an accounting service for Income Tax, National Insurance, VAT and oversees the compliance requirements of the Construction Industry Tax Scheme;
• Provides a comprehensive Insurance Service including the administration of Insurance claims made by customers and other stakeholders

5. Internal Audit

• Provision of an Independent and objective opinion on the adequacy of the Council's control environment, through a risk based programme of planned audit work covering all activities of the Council;
• Proactive and reactive anti-fraud and corruption investigations
• Provision of independent advice and support to Officers and Stakeholders

Contact Details

Financial Services is based at:

Tendring District Council
Town Hall
Station Road
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex C015 1SE

Ways to Contact Us:

By Telephone:

Please contact our Switchboard on 01255 686868 and request the Service you require as set out above

By Email:

financial.services@tendringdc.gov.uk

By Letter:

Financial Services
Town Hall
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex C015 1SE

If you would like advice on matters other than Benefit Fraud such as Benefit Claims, Council Tax and National Non Domestic Rates then please contact Tendring District Councils Benefits and Revenues Service, contacts details are listed below:

01255 686811 Benefits Helpline
01255 686260 Housing Benefit Recovery (Arrangements ONLY)
01255 686822 Council Tax Billing/Payment
01255 686266 National Non Domestic Rates Billing / Payment
01255 686209 Court Section