Town of Howey-in-the-Hills

Buyer seeks independent certified public accountants to provide auditing services for fiscal years 2025-2027, with potential for two three-year extensions. Buyer requires comprehensive annual financial audits in accordance with government standards. Services include financial statement examination, internal control evaluation, compliance assessment, and management letter preparation. Buyer has 24 full-time employees with a general fund budget of $3.37M and overall budget of $11.17M.

• 6/16/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 9/30/2025 - Fiscal year end date

• Licensed to provide auditing services in Florida
• Five years experience providing services to municipalities
• Continuous CPA services for minimum of five years
• Member of AICPA and Florida Institute of CPAs
• Independent of the Town of Howey-in-the-Hills
• Manager/senior must have experience with GASB implementation
• Experience performing Single Audit per federal standards
• Must have CISA certified team member
• Office location within 100 miles preferred
• Team must meet Government Auditing Standards continuing education requirements

• Perform annual examination of basic financial statements
• Evaluate system of internal controls
• Conduct financial condition assessment procedures
• Issue report on compliance with federal/state programs
• Examine operations for legal/regulatory compliance
• Prepare management letter identifying weaknesses
• Document control risk through tests of controls
• Issue in-relation-to report on supporting schedules
• Prepare final financial statement document
• Conduct IT environment testing by CISA team member