Auditing of Danida Business Partnerships

Contract title: Auditing of Danida Business Partnerships.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, DANIDA, has commissioned a state-authorised public accountantto provide independent opinions on the activities and amounts claimed for reimbursements by the partnershipssupported through Danida Business (DB) Partnerships.
The independent opinions will identify any shortfalls based on a review of the submitted material vis-a-vis theapproved budget and the Requirements for Application and Support by DB Partnerships.

The state-authorised public accountant must employ adequate staff with appropriate professional qualificationsand suitable experience in auditing the accounts of entities of similar size and complexity to the entity beingaudited.
Moreover the state-authorised public accountant must be able to service partnerships established as jointventures or other partnership constructions based in the following countries:Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,Burkina.
Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Indonesia, China, Mali, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nepal, South Africa, Tanzania,
Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia. The state-authorised public accountant must establish a Danida CoordinationDesk with a selected group of auditors specializing in DB Partnerships with good knowledge of the programmeand the.
Requirements for Application and Support. The state-authorised public accountant must have access to providethe services required in the countries mentioned above and in collaboration with local partners/affiliates be ableto perform spot checks 3-5 times annually to verify that eg. environmental equipment has been purchased orthat training has been carried out.
More information about DB Partnerships can be found on dbpartnerships.um.dk.
The DB Partnerships is a new programme and therefore it is difficult to foresee how many audits it will entail,however a rough estimate would suggest that the assignment on an annual basis will comprise:
— 200 partner identification trip reimbursements of around 10 – 15 invoices,
— 150 preparation phase reimbursements of around 15-35 invoices,
— 400 implementation phase reimbursements of around 15-50 invoices,
— 3 - 5 spot checks on site.