International Development Agencies

Helping International Development Agencies to maximise the effectiveness of their funding

“Working for international development agencies and their grant recipient countries, Grant Thornton member firms assist in preparing and implementing programmes intended to establish the appropriate environments for growth - solid controls, more open and efficient government operations and strengthened small and medium size enterprises are illustrations” says Hank Steininger, Grant Thornton managing partner, Global Public Sector, Grant Thornton US.

IDA services provided by Grant Thornton are specially designed to help local non-government organisations, small and medium sized private sector enterprises and government agencies. Using the latest techniques to help identify project needs and objectives, Grant Thornton develop strategic and tactical solutions and implement effective plans.

Audit

Grant Thornton have wide-ranging experience in performing financial audits at both project and recipient levels. They are expert at auditing compliance of international development and finance agency procedures & guidelines.

Their approach concentrates on areas of genuine concern and helps identify and deal with potential problems early on in the audit process. This focus helps to highlight risk issues and offers value added service through increased efficiency, practical advice and credible business solutions.

Financial management

Grant Thornton help borrowers, recipients and implementing organisations design, develop, enhance and implement effective financial management policies and procedures. They also provide assessment services, evaluation of contracting capabilities and project implementation monitoring, including fund disbursement. Whether optimising the performance of a newly installed accounting system or changing procedures to improve efficiency, Grant Thornton professionals can help organisations improve their financial management capabilities.

Grant Thornton professionals have also successfully trained recipient personnel, specifically in the areas of international accounting standards, internal controls and strategy development. They instruct organisations on effective controls that safeguard assets and ensure the implementation of best practices for financial management.

Information Technology

Integrated management of technical infrastructure is an important element of a successfully manage d enterprise. Information technology specialists work with recipients to identify technology needs and to build effective strategies. Custom solutions range from basic data processing to more sophisticated e-commerce options applying systems architecture design and development and independent verification and validation.

A flexible standards-based approach considers organisational structure and emerging business requirements to define an appropriate enterprise architecture. Professionals from Grant Thornton also help increase productivity and enhance internal operations and customer service through information support services.

Practical Customised Solutions

Businesses, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and governments have come to recognise Grant Thornton as trusted providers of accounting and business advisory services that have measurable outcomes.

Grant Thornton have the depth of resources to meet the needs of any project, whether it is streamlining business processes, defining performance measures or auditing financial statements.

Performance management

Developing and implementing meaningful balanced performance measures is a critical task vital to organisational success. Learning how to regularly test and check performance measures helps organisations to deliver expected outcomes. Whether short or long term, tactical or strategic, our solutions work.

Grant Thornton also provide outstanding services in the area of harmonisation of procedures. Implementing processes that conform to international standards, facilitates trade, reduces transaction costs and enhances economic growth. As leaders in this area, Grant Thornton help overcome the problems caused by procedural differences and non-value added processes, which can increase project costs and cause delays.

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