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SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION, INC (SCUS) HAS THE MAJORITY OF ITS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED BY SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SCI), A CHARITY INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. SCI IS A SUBSIDIARY OF SAVE THE CHILDREN ASSOCIATION (SCA), WHICH WAS CREATED BY SCUS AND 29 OTHER INDEPENDENT SAVE THE CHILDREN ORGANIZATIONS (SCA MEMBERS) WORLDWIDE. SCUS MONITORS SCI'S IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF AGENCY-WIDE AND AWARD-SPECIFIC CONTROLS, INCLUDING: -REVIEW SCI INTERNAL AUDIT TEAMS' AUDITS, AUDIT FINDINGS AND AUDIT CLEARING, PARTICULARLY TO IDENTIFY AND TRACK AUDIT POINTS OF SPECIFIC INTEREST, ESPECIALLY AS THEY IMPACT SCUS FUNDS. SCUS AND SCI OFTEN DO JOINT AUDITS, JOINT RISK ASSESSMENTS AND AUDIT PLANNING. -INTEGRATED FRAUD INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING PROCESSES AND ALIGNED ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES. -SCUS AUDIT COMMITTEE RECEIVES UPDATES FROM INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. -A COMPREHENSIVE JOINT AWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT TRACKS ALL AWARDS BETWEEN MEMBERS AND SCI FROM THE PROPOSAL STAGE THROUGH CLOSE-OUT. -MONTHLY REVIEW OF SCUS FUNDS BUDGET VS ACTUAL VARIANCES IN SCI COUNTRY OFFICES ("CO'S"). -QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA RECONCILIATIONS. -MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS FROM SCI, PLUS SCI GLOBAL ASSURANCE (INTERNAL AUDIT) PAPERS SHARED WITH SCUS MANAGEMENT. -EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS OF SCI, INCLUDING THE FOREIGN RECIPIENT AUDIT COMPLETED ANNUALLY FOR USAID, ARE REVIEWED BY SCUS. -IN 2020, THERE ARE FOUR JOINT BOARD MEMBERS (FINE, IRWIN, MCGETRICK AND YOUNG) ON THE BOARD OF SCI AND SCUS. OUT OF THE JOINT BOARD MEMBERS, THREE (FINE, MCGETRICK AND YOUNG) SIT ON THE SCA/I AUDIT COMMITTEE. -MULTIPLE JOINT TRAININGS BETWEEN SCUS AND SCI, INCLUDING CO STAFF, ARE COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, COVERING SUCH TOPICS AS: RISK MITIGATION; US GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RULES, REGULATIONS AND COMPLIANCE; SUBGRANT MANAGEMENT; TIMEKEEPING AND EFFORT REPORTING; BUDGETING AND TIMELY SPENDING; COST ALLOCATION; PROCUREMENT POLICIES; ALLOWABLE COSTS; PRIOR APPROVALS; DONOR REPORTING AND RECEIVABLES COLLECTION; AND CASH MANAGEMENT. -PROGRAM REVIEWS CONDUCTED BY SCUS PROGRAM TECHNICAL STAFF. -SCUS REVIEW OF SCUS COMMODITIES AND SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED BY SCI CO'S. -ACCESS BY SCUS MANAGEMENT TO SCI AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE PAPERS. -REGULAR MEMBER MEETINGS COMPRISED OF A FORUM TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION ON SCI PRACTICES. -FORMATION OF WORKING/LEADERSHIP GROUPS, INCLUSIVE OF SCUS (E.G. SAFETY AND SECURITY, AWARD MANAGEMENT), WHICH GIVE SCUS EXPOSURE TO CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN SCI AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO, INFLUENCE AND CHALLENGE SCI PRACTICES. -EXTERNAL USAID FOREIGN RECIPIENT AUDIT COMPLETED ANNUALLY. IN 2020, INCLUDES SCI HEAD OFFICE IN LONDON PLUS 14 CO'S (AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, COLOMBIA, COTE D'IVOIRE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, IRAQ, MALI, NIGER, NIGERIA, PERU & ECUADOR, SOMALIA, YEMEN). THE COVERAGE IS 73% OF THE TOTAL SCI EXPENDITURE ON USAID AWARDS. KPMG REVIEWS THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT OF SCI WITH THE SCUS AUDIT COMMITTEE. -THE CHAIR OF THE SCUS AUDIT COMMITTEE UNDERTAKE PERIODIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH BOTH THE CHAIR OF THE SCI AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF SCI. -THE KPMG MANAGEMENT LETTER OF SCI IS SHARED WITH AND REVIEWED BY SCUS MANAGEMENT. |