Expression of Interest For Financial And Accounting Audit Of The Project For Supporting Young Male And Female Entrepreneurs In Job-Creating Value Chains (Pajec)

Expression of Interest for Financial and Accounting Audit of the Project for Supporting Young Male and Female Entrepreneurs in Job-Creating Value Chains (PAJEC) for the Fiscal Years 2024-2025, 2026 and 2027. 2. Scope of Services The services covered under this contract include the financial and accounting audit as well as the audit of project procurements. Specifically, it involves: a) Obtaining reasonable assurance that the financial statements as a whole do not contain material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error; ensuring an opinion can be formed on whether the financial statements have been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with applicable financial reporting standards. b) Ensuring that the projects accounting records form the basis for preparing the Project Financial Statements (PFS) by the Project Management Unit (UGP) and that they accurately reflect financial transactions, with proper internal controls and supporting documents for all transactions. c) Expressing an independent professional opinion on the financial position of the project, verifying that project funds have been used for the intended purposes and in accordance with the grant and loan agreements. d) Ensuring that project objectives have been met by verifying that the physical project achievements align with the disbursed funds and funding schedules; ensuring that the technical report contains sufficient data for a complete evaluation of the projects achievements. e) Reporting on the financial statements and providing the necessary audit conclusions as required by audit standards 3. Audit Period The financial audit will cover the fiscal years 2024-2025, 2026, and 2027. The first audit period will cover October 15, 2024 December 31, 2025. The second audit period will cover January 1, 2026 December 31, 2026. The third audit period will cover January 1, 2027 December 31, 2027. 4. Consultant Requirements The Agency for the Development of Very Small, Small, and Medium Enterprises (ADTPME), through the Project Management Unit (UGP), invites Consulting Firms to submit their applications to provide the required services. Interested firms must provide documentation demonstrating their qualifications and experience for the assignment (e.g., references for similar services, experience in comparable projects, availability of qualified personnel, etc.). Firms may associate to increase their chances of qualification. 5. Selection Process The eligibility criteria, shortlisting, and selection procedures will follow the Procurement Framework for Bank-Financed Operations (October 2015 edition, effective January 1, 2016), available at: www.afdb.org [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement

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