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Lani Eko & Company, CPAs, PLLC (LEC) was awarded a contract for services to support the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Financial Stability (OFS) and other Treasury financial programs and initiatives. The services under this contract include:
LEC will support U.S. Treasury’s management and staff in recording, reconciling, and reporting financial transactions in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles. The requirements address the provisions of providing accounting support and assistance to achieve and maintain an unqualified financial statement audit opinion surrounding activities such as: a) credit reform accounting and modeling; b) budgeting; c) internal accounting controls; and d) accounting considerations for financial institutions.
LEC will support U.S. Treasury’s management and staff with: a) developing and sustaining a robust internal control program; b) maintaining/achieving unqualified statements of assurance of internal control processes; c) responding to internal and external auditor, reviewer, and oversight bodies; d) providing recommendations specific to enhancing internal controls; e) developing frameworks and plans to identify, document, test, and amend controls; f) identifying, managing, and mitigating risks; and g) managing asset-related activities.
Supporting U.S. Treasury’s management in the areas of designing, implementing, maintaining, and executing a robust compliance management regime in support Treasury programs and processes. LEC shall provide overall support to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, legal agreements, and business documents.
- Systems - Requirements, Life-Cycle Planning, Development, and Independent
Verification and Validation (IV&V)
LEC will support U.S. Treasury in managing, developing, designing, documenting, testing, deploying, operating, and maintaining systems associated with managing Treasury programs and operational activities. This support shall include a reasonable assurance that the system, as defined, complies with all applicable laws and regulations, including controls around handling personally identifiable information and which include the ability to perform auditable and reportable quality control edits. LEC shall assist with the planning, design, development, and integration of business and functional systems in support of Treasury operations. Upon system deployment, LEC shall assist with regular review and planned/ad-hoc system upgrades as needed.
- Organizational Design and Maintenance
LEC will support Treasury’s management and staff in the design, development, maintenance, and socialization of organizational and operational models and structures; job descriptions and core competencies; and, policies and procedures. This includes making recommendations based on research and knowledge of best practices and assisting management with documenting, maintaining, and socializing business processes, information technology upgrades, and implementation of new systems to support organizational re-engineering.
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