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Recipient/Contribution Agreement Audit (Stream 8)

This work-stream will require the services of professionals to provide expert services and advice in support of recipient/contribution agreement audit.

A Recipient audit is an independent assessment to provide assurance on a recipient's compliance with a funding agreement.  The scope of a recipient audit may address any or all financial and non-financial aspects of the funding agreement.

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

Education/Professional Qualifications:

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

Experience:

  • Must have a minimum of eight (8) cumulative years of audit experience within the past ten (10) years, including at least two (2) cumulative years of experience in recipient/contribution agreement audit.

PROJECT MANAGER/LEADER

Education/Professional Qualifications:

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

Experience:

  • Must have a minimum of six (6) cumulative years of audit experience within the past ten (10) years, including at least two (2) cumulative years of experience in recipient/contribution agreement audit.

SENIOR AUDITOR

Education/Professional Qualifications:

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

Experience:

  • Must have a minimum of three (3) cumulative years of audit experience within the past ten (10) years, OR
  • Must have a minimum of three (3) cumulative years in managing transfer payments within the past ten (10) years

AUDITOR

Education/Professional Qualifications:

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

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.