External Audit (Stream 5)

This work-stream will require the services of professionals to provide expert services and advice in support of one or more of the following activities:

• Financial statement audit readiness assessment; and
• Financial statement audit.

Minimum Mandatory Qualifications and Experience for the Resource Categories:

The following are the minimum mandatory requirements that must be met by the Contractor's personnel identified under each applicable resource category for work to be performed under this work-stream.  User departments cannot reduce these minimum requirements but, if necessary, user departments may increase these requirements at the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage:

Partner/Managing Director

Professional Qualifications:

• Professional Designation in any one of the following: CA, or CMA, or CGA.

Experience:

• Must have a minimum of eight (8) cumulative years of experience in external audit of financial statements and related services within the past ten (10) years.

Project Manager/Leader

Professional Qualifications:

• Professional Designation in any one of the following: CA, or CMA, or CGA;

Experience:

• Must have a minimum of six (6) cumulative years of experience in external audit of financial statements and related services within the past ten (10) years.

Senior Auditor

Professional Qualifications:

• Professional Designation in any one of the following: CA, or CMA, or CGA.

Experience:

• Must have a minimum of three (3) cumulative years of experience in external audit of financial statements and related services within the past six (6) years.

Auditor

Education/Professional Qualifications:

• Professional designation in any one of the following: CA, or CMA, or CGA; OR
• A degree/diploma from a recognized university or college, with a specialization in finance, accounting or business.

Experience:

• Must have a minimum of two (2) cumulative years of experience in external audit of financial statements and related services within the past five (5) years.

Junior Auditor

Education/Professional Qualifications:

• Must be in the process of obtaining a degree/diploma from a recognized university or college which is relevant to the work-stream, or in the process of completing an apprentice program that is relevant to the work-stream.