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Core Services

Independent audit and assurance, delivered locally

Manawatu Audit provides independent audit, review and agreed-upon procedures engagements for businesses, registered charities, not-for-profit organisations and other entities across the Manawatū and surrounding regions.

We focus on quality work, clear communication, responsiveness and delivering engagements when we say we will.

Manawatu Audit & Review Services (MARS)
SERVICE 01

Audit Engagements

An independent audit provides a high level of assurance over an organisation’s financial statements. It gives governing bodies and stakeholders confidence that the statements have been subject to a robust, independent examination.

We plan the audit around your organisation, its reporting framework and the areas that matter most. Throughout the engagement, you deal directly with experienced audit leadership and receive clear communication on information requirements, progress and any matters arising. 

Suitable for organisations that:

  • have a statutory, constitutional, funding or contractual audit requirement;
  • need independent assurance for shareholders, members, funders, lenders or other stakeholders;
  • or want the confidence that comes from a thorough external audit process. 

Our priority is a quality audit that is well organised, proportionate to your entity and delivered on time.

Manawatu Audit & Review Services (MARS)
Ministry of Education Financial Declarations

ECE Audits for Licensed Early Learning Services

Every licensed early learning service that receives more than $80,000 of Ministry of Education funding in a financial year must file an audited financial report with the Ministry by 30 June the following year. Manawatu Audit provides that audit: independent, CA ANZ-qualified, fixed fee, and filed on time.
Manawatu Audit & Review Services (MARS)
SERVICE 2

Review Engagement

A review engagement provides limited assurance over financial statements and may be appropriate where a full audit is not required, but an independent level of assurance remains beneficial.

A review can support the needs of boards, trustees, owners, lenders, funders and other users of the financial statements. We will discuss the requirement with you and help ensure that a review is the appropriate form of engagement for the intended purpose.

Suitable for organisations that:

  • do not require a full audit;
  • want a cost-conscious level of independent assurance;
  • or need to provide greater credibility to financial information presented to stakeholders.
Manawatu Audit & Review Services (MARS)
SERVICE 03

Agreed-upon Procedures

Sometimes the need is narrower than an audit or review. An agreed-upon procedures engagement examines specific information or processes and reports the factual findings from procedures agreed in advance with the engaging parties.

This can be useful for grant accountability, funding or contractual requirements, specific transactions, or another clearly defined area where a stakeholder needs independent work to be performed.

Because an agreed-upon procedures engagement does not provide an audit or review opinion, the scope must be clear. We work with the relevant parties to define practical procedures that address the stated requirement.

A specialist audit and assurance practice focused exclusively on audit, review and agreed-upon procedures engagements.

Consistent with our commitment to independence, we do not provide tax, bookkeeping or general advisory services.