Grant Spending Compliance Review
A full examination of a selected grant’s ledger, supporting documents, and funding agreement — ending with a written findings pack for finance and the board.
- Typical duration
- 3–6 weeks
- Delivery
- On-site in Central or remote with secure document exchange
- Fee basis
- Fixed fee by grant size and sample depth
Who this is for
Programme and finance teams holding one or more active grants who need an independent reading of whether recorded spend matches the funding agreement — before a funder review, board meeting, or statutory filing.
What you receive
- A scoped sample plan based on grant value, risk indicators, and reporting deadlines
- Line-level testing of invoices, contracts, payroll allocations, and transfers against approved budget categories
- A findings register that cites the agreement clause or circular behind each observation
- A short remediation brief for items that need reclassification, recovery, or funder clarification
- A closing discussion with your finance lead to walk through the pack
What is not included
This engagement is not a statutory financial statement audit, tax filing, or bookkeeping service. We do not restate your accounts or file reports with funders on your behalf unless separately agreed in writing.
How the work runs
- Intake — You share the funding agreement, approved budget, ledger extract, and prior funder correspondence.
- Scoping call — We agree sample size, sites (Central office or remote), and the reporting deadline.
- Fieldwork — Document testing and interviews with the staff who authorised or coded the spend.
- Draft findings — You have five working days to comment on factual accuracy.
- Final pack — Issued as a PDF suitable for board or audit-committee circulation.
Preparation
Please nominate a single contact who can retrieve contracts, bank advices, and payroll allocation worksheets within two business days of each request. Incomplete document trails lengthen fieldwork.
Constraints
Reviews cover the grant periods and cost centres named in the engagement letter. Related-party transactions outside those boundaries are noted only when they affect the sampled grant lines.
Next step
Request a compliance review with the grant name, reporting deadline, and approximate annual disbursement. We reply within two business days with availability and a fee estimate.