Subsidy Officer Housing Benefit

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom CRA GROUP LIMITED Full time

3 months contract with a local authority

Job Summary:

This role plays a key role in ensuring the council can claim the money it pays out in Benefits back from the Department of Work and Pensions through its subsidy claim. As such it will work with the Senior Subsidy officer and Service Manager to produce coordinate and check the documentation and testing required through the annual subsidy audit and assist in making the subsidy claim liaising with external auditors and capturing any learning and improvement required in practice.

Key Duties/Accountabilities:

Work with the Senior Subsidy Officer to produce all documentation required for and check the accuracy of the Council s subsidy claim worth approximately 180m and assist in completing the claim at the beginning and end of year

Liaise with external auditors and coordinate access to systems and reports including sampling data

Organise any testing required as part of the audit

Test all new releases of software to ensure it is awarding benefit correctly and liaise with IT on any issues resulting in noncompliance or incorrect awards likely to result in an audit failure

Essential Skills Required:

An extensive knowledge of Benefit legislation software and processes.

Excellent Presentation Skills

The ability to interrogate systems run reports and present data using MS Excel and other software as required

An extensive knowledge of DWP subsidy Funding arrangements requirements and audit process

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with colleagues

Additional information to note:

Mainly hybrid working with the expectation of the equivalent of one day in per week.

36 hours per week

The closing date for this position is September 24 2024 at 12:00.



An extensive knowledge of Benefit legislation, software and processes. Excellent Presentation Skills The ability to interrogate systems, run reports and present data using MS Excel and other software as required An extensive knowledge of DWP subsidy Funding arrangements, requirements and audit process Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with colleagues

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