Call for Consultancy Service Financial Capacity Assessment of Association of Christian Resource Organisation Serving Sudan (ACROSS), South Sudan At Brot für die Welt

A. Background of Financing Agency (BftW)

Bread for the World (BftW) is an international development agency owned by the Protestant Churches in Germany based in Berlin. One of its regional offices is located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, registered as an international NGO with the Federal Republic of Ethiopia Authority of Civil Society Organizations, registration number 1295. BftW works through various faith-based and secular civil society partners worldwide with whom they share similar values. The Horn of Africa Regional Office (RO) works with partners in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. The main thematic areas of BftW are (1) new poverty and hunger crises, (2) Climate Change, (3) violence, fragility, (4) women’s right and empowerment, and (5) digital change.

BftW would like to invite interested audit or financial consultancy firms for financial capacity assessments of its partner as follows.

A.) Financial Capacity Assessment

· To assess the financial management and internal control systems of:

Ø Christian Resource Organisation Serving Sudan (ACROSS), Head Offices (Juba, South Sudan)

Ø Christian Resource Organisation Serving Sudan (ACROSS), Project office (Rumbek Counties, South Sudan)

B) Financial Review (sample-based)

To conduct a voucher audit (financial review) on a sample basis of the Positive Integration of Rural Communities into the Peace Economy in Rumbek Centre and Wulu Counties (Phase II) project (A-SSD-2020-0100) for January 2021 – April 2022**. The focus of the financial review is to get an assurance of the proper use of the funds in accordance with the agreement of cooperation, the letter of approval, and the approved budget.

C) Verifying/Follow-up implementation of a plan of action of the ACROSS as per recommendations of a consultancy firm on a financial capacity assessment finding (one-time follow-up assessment)

Minimum Qualifications:

Ø Language skills: English for reporting

Ø Renewed Business license (as Financial Consultancy or Audit Firm)

Ø Professional license (as Financial Consultancy or Audit Firm)

Ø Chartered Accountants registration certificate

Ø Tax Identification/Tax Payer Certificate

Ø Value Added Tax (VAT) Certificate (if any)

Ø Experience in auditing and financial consultancy of NGOs (Local and International)

Note: Minimum experience is five (5) years and above.

Those interested audit firms or financial consultancy firm who fulfil the above minimum qualifications can collect Terms of References (ToR) using the following e-mail hanna.gizaw@padd-africa.org or info@padd-africa.org or solomon.kebede@padd-africa.org