Auditing services

Tender description

The University invites tenders for the provision of Lot 1 External Audit and Third Party Audit Services, Lot 2 Internal Audit Services. The role of the University's External Auditors is to report on the University's financial statements and to carry out such examination of the statements and underlying records/control systems as is necessary to reach and opinion on the statements, maximising appropriate reliance on the Internal Audit findings. The External Auditors will also be required to undertake additional certification/audit duties, as a requirement of a number of external funding bodies, including the EU and Invest NI. The role of Internal Audit is to provide an independent appraisal function, giving assurance that the University's system of internal control (including those arrangements for achieving economy, efficiency and effectiveness) are adequate.