Expression Of Interest For Tax, Audit, And Financial Consultancy - Jigawa

Profile of the Consultant (Qualification and Experience)

The consultancy will be carried out by a national consultant(s) with the following profile:

• Duly registered with a recognized professional body
  
• Proven consultancy experience in similar contexts of not less than six years;
  
• Knowledge and practical experience in respect to the Nigeria and internal context of similar nature and specifically in auditing, financial systems etc;
  
• Significant field experience in similar consultancy of humanitarian / development projects;
  
• Good communications and workshop facilitation skills and experience;
  
• Good quality report with clear and practical recommendations
  
• Understanding of major donor environment andrequirements in Nigeria's policy and practices
  
• Ability to manage the available time and resources and to work to tight deadlines;
  
• Independence from the parties involved;
  
• Familiarity with the context of the humanitarian situation in Nigeria will be an added advantage.
  

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Expression of Interest (EOI) using "PD-ABU-02446 CAMA Consultancy Service" as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Proposal without request of the full ToR will not be accepted. The prospective consultancy is expected to submit a brief methodology with concept note while responding to this expression of interest (EoI).
  
• The sending of full ToR by Action Against Hunger’s Procurement Team will commence from Wednesday, March 13, 2023 until March 15, 2023 and submission of proposals will be on or before Wednesday, 20th March, 2023.
  

Profile of the Consultant (Qualification and Experience)

The consultancy will be carried out by a national consultant(s) with the following profile:

• Duly registered with a recognized professional body
  
• Proven consultancy experience in similar contexts of not less than six years;
  
• Knowledge and practical experience in respect to the Nigeria and internal context of similar nature and specifically in auditing, financial systems etc;
  
• Significant field experience in similar consultancy of humanitarian / development projects;
  
• Good communications and workshop facilitation skills and experience;
  
• Good quality report with clear and practical recommendations
  
• Understanding of major donor environment andrequirements in Nigeria's policy and practices
  
• Ability to manage the available time and resources and to work to tight deadlines;
  
• Independence from the parties involved;
  
• Familiarity with the context of the humanitarian situation in Nigeria will be an added advantage.
  

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Expression of Interest (EOI) using "PD-ABU-02446 CAMA Consultancy Service" as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Proposal without request of the full ToR will not be accepted. The prospective consultancy is expected to submit a brief methodology with concept note while responding to this expression of interest (EoI).
  
• The sending of full ToR by Action Against Hunger’s Procurement Team will commence from Wednesday, March 13, 2023 until March 15, 2023 and submission of proposals will be on or before Wednesday, 20th March, 2023.
  

Objectives of the consultancy:

Part I : Designing new financial process and training:

• Audit of our current financial process and recommendation on processes to be implemented for the new entity “CLG” at local level.
  
• In collaboration with the HQ finance team (and HQ external chartered accountant), recommendations on financial processes to be implemented between the CLG and ACF France. This review will include risk analysis on potential tax impacts for AAH in Nigeria and for the CLG. This analysis will also include recommendations on transactions to be booked in the new entity “CLG”.
  
• Training of the local finance team on legal requirements in terms of (non-exhaustive list) tax declaration, social tax and every other legal obligation for the CLG.
  

Part II: Support on accounting:

• Ensure regulatory watch on accounting principles and tax laws which could have an impact on the new entity “CLG”.
  
• Support the mission in the production of annual financial statement and Tax declaration & Tax Clearance certificate.
  
• Depending on local accounting principles and upon request of finance team, prepare annual financial account in French GAAP for consolidation purposes at HQ level. Prepare all relevant supportive documentation for annual audit of consolidated accounts at HQ level by auditors.
  
• The service provider will propose separate fees and planning for the two parts of the mission.
  

Geographical Scope Covered by the Consultancy:

• FCT (Abuja), North East (Yobe & Borno) & North West (Sokoto, Kano, Jigawa)