Program Financial Audit – Youth Assembly Program At The Oslo Center

1. Introduction

The Oslo Centre wishes to engage the services of an audit firm for the purpose of auditing the Empowering Marginalized Women and Youth for Political Participation through Youth Assemblies Programme, as stipulated in the agreement between the Cooperation partner.

The objective is to audit the financial report for the period 1st Jan 2023 to 31st Dec 2023 as submitted to the cooperation partner and to express an audit opinion according to ISA, applying ISA 800/ISA 805, on whether the financial report of Empowering Marginalized Women and Youth for Political Participation through Youth Assemblies Programme is in accordance with the Collaborating partner´s accounting records.

2. Auditor’s Qualifications.

The auditor must satisfy the following minimum requirements:

• A legal entity in Kenya with a business license granted by the appropriate authority.
• A member of a professional body affiliated with the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).
• Have adequate relevant professional and educational qualifications, or able to provide audit staff with adequate qualifications, experience, and competence.
• Technically competent and able to conduct audits in line with the auditing standards.
• Objective and independent from the project, its staff, and activities, and from all aspects of management or financial interests of The Oslo Center.
• Possesses proven track record in financial audits of INGO projects, audits of similar nature, type, and complexity, or donor-funded projects.

3. Timelines

The tentative dates for the audit shall be between the 15th – 26th of January 2024