Mercy Corps Kenya Audit FY 2025/26 31 views1 applications

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Background Information

Mercy Corps (MC) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Portland, Oregon in the United States of America doing humanitarian, relief and development work globally. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided more than US$1.95 billion in assistance to people in 107 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America and Europe, the agency’s unified global programs employ over 5,600+ staff worldwide and reach nearly 16.7 million people in more than 40 countries.

Purpose of Engagement

Mercy Corps seeks to hire a firm to conduct the statutory audit and assist with preparation of financial statements for its operations in Kenya for fiscal year 2025/ 2026. The successful firm will conduct the audit in our Nairobi office with possibility of travel to one or more of the field offices within Kenya. This engagement will be led by Finance & Compliance Manager for Mercycorps Kenya and Finance Director Mercycorps Agri Fin supported by Mercycorps Kenya and Mercycorps Agri Fin Finance, People and Culture and Operations/Procurement team.

Scope of Work

Mercy Corps fiscal year period globally and in Kenya is from 1st of July to 30th of June of the following year. Therefore, Mercy Corps will be due to conduct verification of its accounts according to Kenya laws and applicable regulations after year end on June 30th 2026.

To undertake this assignment the chosen firm is expected to possess the following core competencies and perform the following tasks:

  1. Conduct in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and best local practices applicable to NGOs in Kenya
  2. Assist with preparation and review of financial statements
  3. To conduct transaction testing and verification of the existence, ownership and valuation of assets and liabilities as considered necessary
  4. To obtain an understanding of the accounting systems and internal control systems to assess their adequacy and accuracy
  5. To establish whether proper books of accounts have been maintained by the Organization
  6. Adhere to professional auditing standards as adopted in Kenya
  7. Demonstrate staff capacity and sound knowledge of the NGO accounting
  8. Demonstrate knowledge of NGO sector operation
  9. Ability to review multicurrency transactions and issue financial statement in both, Kenya Schillings and US Dollars
  10. Sound knowledge of project management issues both in humanitarian and development interventions.
  11. Professional conduct by its staff at all the time and willing to adhere to Mercy Corp’s values, and code of conduct and other core principles

Deliverables

The services listed above will be contracted under a fixed price contract, where they will be submitted as individual packaged deliverables. The deliverables will be submitted as captured on this LINK.

Cost Proposal Considerations and Terms of Payment

The information on this LINK on MC Kenya and MC AgriFin operations shall guide you in coming up with the realistic cost and time proposal estimates.

The cost proposal must be submitted in Kenya Shillings and must include all applicable local taxes.

Payment will be made upon completion of the works and acceptance of all deliverables. Once the deliverables have been accepted by Mercy Corps, the contractor may then submit an invoice. Mercy Corps has no obligation, under any circumstances, to accept services that do not meet the minimum quality standards, as required by Mercy Corps and its donor(s)

Required documentation

Submission checklist:

  1. Registration documents including ownership details.
  2. Income tax compliance & VAT certificates
  3. Technical Proposal – containing information about background of firm, past performance-references, personnel , audit methodology and audit timeline (signed and stamped)
  4. Detailed budget/cost proposal (signed and stamped)

Selection and Evaluation Criteria can be found on this LINK.

How to apply

Proposals must be submitted by July 3rd, 2026, at 5:00 pm Nairobi time. To [email protected]. Mercy Corps reserves the right to not accept any offers submitted after the submission deadline. Applicants must use the advertisement title as the email subject i.e Mercy Corps Kenya Audit FY 2025/26

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0 USD Kenya CF 3201 Abc road Consultancy , 40 hours per week Mercy Corps Background InformationMercy Corps (MC) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Portland, Oregon in the United States of America doing humanitarian, relief and development work globally. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided more than US$1.95 billion in assistance to people in 107 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America and Europe, the agency's unified global programs employ over 5,600+ staff worldwide and reach nearly 16.7 million people in more than 40 countries.Purpose of EngagementMercy Corps seeks to hire a firm to conduct the statutory audit and assist with preparation of financial statements for its operations in Kenya for fiscal year 2025/ 2026. The successful firm will conduct the audit in our Nairobi office with possibility of travel to one or more of the field offices within Kenya. This engagement will be led by Finance & Compliance Manager for Mercycorps Kenya and Finance Director Mercycorps Agri Fin supported by Mercycorps Kenya and Mercycorps Agri Fin Finance, People and Culture and Operations/Procurement team.Scope of WorkMercy Corps fiscal year period globally and in Kenya is from 1st of July to 30th of June of the following year. Therefore, Mercy Corps will be due to conduct verification of its accounts according to Kenya laws and applicable regulations after year end on June 30th 2026.To undertake this assignment the chosen firm is expected to possess the following core competencies and perform the following tasks:
  1. Conduct in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and best local practices applicable to NGOs in Kenya
  2. Assist with preparation and review of financial statements
  3. To conduct transaction testing and verification of the existence, ownership and valuation of assets and liabilities as considered necessary
  4. To obtain an understanding of the accounting systems and internal control systems to assess their adequacy and accuracy
  5. To establish whether proper books of accounts have been maintained by the Organization
  6. Adhere to professional auditing standards as adopted in Kenya
  7. Demonstrate staff capacity and sound knowledge of the NGO accounting
  8. Demonstrate knowledge of NGO sector operation
  9. Ability to review multicurrency transactions and issue financial statement in both, Kenya Schillings and US Dollars
  10. Sound knowledge of project management issues both in humanitarian and development interventions.
  11. Professional conduct by its staff at all the time and willing to adhere to Mercy Corp’s values, and code of conduct and other core principles
DeliverablesThe services listed above will be contracted under a fixed price contract, where they will be submitted as individual packaged deliverables. The deliverables will be submitted as captured on this LINK.Cost Proposal Considerations and Terms of PaymentThe information on this LINK on MC Kenya and MC AgriFin operations shall guide you in coming up with the realistic cost and time proposal estimates.The cost proposal must be submitted in Kenya Shillings and must include all applicable local taxes.Payment will be made upon completion of the works and acceptance of all deliverables. Once the deliverables have been accepted by Mercy Corps, the contractor may then submit an invoice. Mercy Corps has no obligation, under any circumstances, to accept services that do not meet the minimum quality standards, as required by Mercy Corps and its donor(s)Required documentationSubmission checklist:
  1. Registration documents including ownership details.
  2. Income tax compliance & VAT certificates
  3. Technical Proposal - containing information about background of firm, past performance-references, personnel , audit methodology and audit timeline (signed and stamped)
  4. Detailed budget/cost proposal (signed and stamped)
Selection and Evaluation Criteria can be found on this LINK.

How to apply

Proposals must be submitted by July 3rd, 2026, at 5:00 pm Nairobi time. To [email protected]. Mercy Corps reserves the right to not accept any offers submitted after the submission deadline. Applicants must use the advertisement title as the email subject i.e Mercy Corps Kenya Audit FY 2025/26
 2026-07-04

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