Assignment Name:

REVIEW OF THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AT THE JUDICIARY

Country: Zambia

Location within Country: Lusaka. Ndola. Kitwe. Kabwe & Mansa

Professional Staff Provided by your Firm/Entity(Profiles): Accountants/IT Specialist Name Of Client The Judiciary

No of Staff: 4

Address: P.O. Box 50067. Lusaka.

No of Staff months; Duration of Assignment 3

Start Date(Month/Year): November 2007

Completion Date (Month/Year): December 27. 2007

Approx. Value of Services (in Current US$): U5515.000

Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Co-ordinator, Team Leader) involved and functions performed: Chintu Mulendema : Partner

- Responsible for the quality assurance to ensure that all deliverables meet requirements of the client
- Overall direction of the assignment to ensure that all field work satisfactorily meets the requirements of the terms of reference
- Monitoring of the Consultants progress
- Attendance at meetings of the management team Maintenance of high level contact with senior management of the Judiciary.

Narrative Description of Assignment -

The Judiciary engaged CYMA Chartered Accountants and Management Consultants as consultants to assist in the establishment of an effective and efficient accounting system and also make recommendations on the inadequacies so identified.
- Adequate accounting records which facilitate good report generation:
- Relevant and meaningful information is obtained;
- Useful and cost effective information is generated;
- Controls are enshrined within the system enabling checks and balances. - Safe guarding the assets of the Judiciary;
- Timely Preparation of financial statements
- Compliance with statutory requirements enshrined in the Judicature Administration Act.
- Compliance with statutory requirements enshrined in the Public Finance Act.