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EOI: TAEP/PoZ/01/2021 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES) ZIMBABWE Tax and Accountability Enhancement Project (TAEP).

CONSULTANCY SERVICES: EXTERNAL FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE TAX AND ACCOUNTABILITY ENHANCEMENT (TAEP) PROJECT Sector: Governance | Financing Agreement reference: 21 00 155040633 | Project ID No.
: P-ZW-KF0-012 The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe has received financing from the African Development Fund toward the cost of the Tax and Accountability Enhancement Project (TAEP), and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for the financial audit of the Project.

The services included under this project are (i).

To assess if all Bank funds have been used in accordance with the conditions of the loan/grant agreement; (ii).
Examine if goods, works and services financed have been procured in accordance with the loan/grant agreement and in accordance with the Bank’s rules and procedures and have been properly accounted for; (iii).
Assess if appropriate supporting documents, records and books of accounts relating to all project activities have been kept; (iv) Examine, assess and report on compliance with the terms and conditions of the agreement between funding partners (ADF) and Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe through the Executing Agencies; Parliament of Zimbabwe, ZIMRA and Office of the Auditor General; (v) To carry out the audit in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) as issued by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
The estimated period of execution is 20 days.

The Parliament of Zimbabwe, ZIMRA and OAG, the Project Executing Agencies, now invites eligible audit firms to indicate their interest in providing these services.

Interested audit firms must send Profiles and CVs that provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services.
Required qualifications include: (i) The audit firm should be registered and have a license from a national or regional professional Accountancy Body, working in Audit sector for at least 5 years; (ii) The firm should have relevant experience in accounting and auditing of development projects, especially donor-funded operations; (iii) An Audit / Engagement Partner who is a Registered Public Auditor (PAAB or equivalent), and a Professional Accountant (CA, ACCA, FCCA, ICAZ, CPA or equivalent) with a minimum of 15 years post qualification experience of which 10 years should have been in the audit of African Development Bank/Multilateral donor funded projects; (iv) An Audit Manager who is a Registered Public Auditor (PAAB or equivalent) and a Professional Accountant (CA, ACCA, ICAZ, CPA, CIA or equivalent) with a minimum of 10 years post qualification experience of which 5 years should have been in the audit of African Development Bank/Multilateral donor funded projects; (v) An Audit Supervisor who is a Professional Accountant (CA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent) with a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience of which 3 years should have been in the audit of African Development Bank/Multilateral donor funded projects.
qualifications (vi) Traceable references (at least five referees) of similar non-profit organizations served by the firm.

(vii) Availability of appropriate skill among staff (Consultants to provide CVs of Experts as well).
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” September 2010 revised July 2012, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 08:00 hours to 16:30 hours.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 29th March 2021 at 10.30 am local Zimbabwe time (GMT + 2 hours) and mention “EXTERNAL FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE TAX AND ACCOUNTABILITY ENHANCEMENT (TAEP) PROJECT” EOI: TAEP/PoZ/01/2021 The Programmes Coordinator Attn: The Procurement Specialist Programmes Coordination Unit, Parliament of Zimbabwe Cnr.
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