Course on Financial Audits of FP6 & FP7 Projects, Brussels
22 April 2010 - 22 April 2010
Belgium
The Commission has recently announced a new strategy with respect to financial audits of research projects. Its stated intention is to increase significantly the number of audits carried out by the Commission for both FP6 and FP7 projects.
Wider use will also be made of penalties and sanctions such as liquidated damages and extrapolation.
This one day briefing organised by Berkley Associates and Walker Associates will look at the impact of these changes and how research projects and their advisers can deal with them.
With the help of practical case studies and a group exercise, the presenters will show you how to prepare for and manage the audit process in the best possible way. The workshop will take you through all the various stages of the audit process and includes the following subjects:
- Background to the audit policy
- The EU control mechanisms for R&D Projects
- How EU audits are organised
- Areas of concern for the auditors (project weak spots)
- Preparation for the Audit (responding to control questionnaires; documents to prepare; pre-audit checks)
- The Audit visit and follow-up (how should issues and documents be presented; responding to the audit report; extrapolation and liquidated damages)
- Preventative measures
The briefing will be led by John Stringer, a UK Barrister and Simon Walker an experienced R&D funding professional. Both speakers have extensive experience of the management FP6 and FP7 projects and of responding to audits by the Commission services.
Venue: CENELEC Meeting Centre Brussels. Full details will be sent after your registration.
Fees: 300 euro (including materials, buffet/sandwich lunch and refreshments, excluding VAT which has to be charged for all delegates).
For further details and the registration form, please download the documents from our website www.berkleyassociates.eu
Registration: Deadline 15th April, 2010
Wider use will also be made of penalties and sanctions such as liquidated damages and extrapolation.
This one day briefing organised by Berkley Associates and Walker Associates will look at the impact of these changes and how research projects and their advisers can deal with them.
With the help of practical case studies and a group exercise, the presenters will show you how to prepare for and manage the audit process in the best possible way. The workshop will take you through all the various stages of the audit process and includes the following subjects:
- Background to the audit policy
- The EU control mechanisms for R&D Projects
- How EU audits are organised
- Areas of concern for the auditors (project weak spots)
- Preparation for the Audit (responding to control questionnaires; documents to prepare; pre-audit checks)
- The Audit visit and follow-up (how should issues and documents be presented; responding to the audit report; extrapolation and liquidated damages)
- Preventative measures
The briefing will be led by John Stringer, a UK Barrister and Simon Walker an experienced R&D funding professional. Both speakers have extensive experience of the management FP6 and FP7 projects and of responding to audits by the Commission services.
Venue: CENELEC Meeting Centre Brussels. Full details will be sent after your registration.
Fees: 300 euro (including materials, buffet/sandwich lunch and refreshments, excluding VAT which has to be charged for all delegates).
For further details and the registration form, please download the documents from our website www.berkleyassociates.eu
Registration: Deadline 15th April, 2010