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SIN Descriptions

SIN 520-7 FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE AUDITS

Financial and performance audits include 1) financial statement audits 2) financial related audits and 3) performance audits. Examples include but are not limited to the following:

• Financial Statement Audits - CFO Act Financial Statement Audits, Forensic Audits conducted on behalf of OIG as part of its responsibilities under the IG Act. Financial Statement Audits are performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and other applicable standards.
• Financial statement audits provide reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements of an audited entity present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Financial statement audits also include audits of financial statements prepared in conformity with standards of accounting discussed in auditing standards issued by Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS) and may also include standards issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
• Financial related audits include determining whether (1) financial information is presented in accordance with established or stated criteria, (2) the entity has adhered to specific financial compliance requirements, or (3) the entity's internal control structure over financial reporting and/or safeguarding assets is suitably designed and implemented to achieve the control objectives.

Financial Related Audits may, for example, include audits of the following items:

• Segments of financial statements; financial information (for example, statement of revenue and expenses, statement of cash receipts and disbursements, statement of fixed assets); budget requests; and variances between estimated and actual financial performance; Medicare and Medicaid audits; perform the reviews of Obligations and Commitments to validate the balances of unliquidated obligations, etc.
• Internal controls over compliance with laws and regulations, such as those governing the (1) bidding for, (2) accounting for, and (3) reporting on grants and contracts (including proposals, amounts billed, amounts due on termination claims, and so forth).
• Internal controls over financial reporting and/or safeguarding assets, including controls using computer-based systems.
• Compliance with laws and regulations.

Performance Audits may, for example, include audits of the following items:

• Economy and efficiency audits
• Program assessment and program fraud audits

SIN 520-8 COMPLEMENTARY AUDIT SERVICES

PARAGON performs services other than audits. For example, PARAGON auditors may:

• Assist a Government body by developing questions for use at hearings,
• Develop methods and approaches to be applied in evaluating a new or a proposed program,
• Forecast potential program outcomes under various assumptions without evaluating current operations,
• Conduct Peer Reviews.
• Perform the reviews of Obligations and Commitments to validate the balances of unliquidated obligations, etc.

SIN 520-9 RECOVERY AUDITS

PARAGON performs recovery audit services to identify overpayments made by Federal agencies/organizations with respect to vendors and other entities in connection with payment activity. This may include but is not limited to the following:

• Identify overpayments
• Recover overpayments
• Identify and recover third-party liabilities
• Recover disability payments
• Recover health care costs

SIN 520-11 ACCOUNTING

Examples of Accounting Services include but are not limited to:

• Transaction analysis, transaction processing, data analysis and summarization
• Technical assistance in devising new or revised accounting policies and procedures
• Classifying accounting transactions, performing special studies to improve accounting operations
• Resolve accounting issues, resolve and implement audit findings
• Recovery reviews
• Assess or enhance accounting internal controls, improve operating efficiency and effectiveness, apply information technology to provide better or more timely service
• Perform the reviews of Obligations and Commitments to validate the balances of unliquidated obligations, etc.

520 12 BUDGETING

Assess and improve the budget formulation and execution processes, conduct special reviews to resolve budget formulation or budget execution issues, provide technical assistance to improve budget preparation or execution processes.

• Assess and improve the budget formulation process
• Assess and improve the budget execution process
• Conduct special reviews of budget formulation or execution issues Review budgetary controls
• Assist with implementation of corrective actions

SIN 520-13 COMPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Examples of Financial Management Systems Services includes but is not limited to: Assess and improve financial management systems, conduct A-127 system compliance reviews, conduct other system assessments to improve operating efficiency, effectiveness, controls, and system performance, assist management with implementing corrective actions, documenting systems, identify systems requirements, plan and develop systems, assess the integrity of financial systems and related data, provide technical assistance in meeting agency financial management system requirements, perform cost-benefit or other special financial analysis, resolve audit findings, perform actuarial services and/or actuarial data analysis services, assist with quality assurance efforts etc.

SIN 520 21 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Program Management Services encompasses the management of financial and business solutions programs and projects and includes but is not limited to program management, program oversight, project management and program integration of a limited duration. A variety of functions may be utilized to support program integration or project management tasks.

SIN 520-22 GRANT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Support and assist federal grants management personnel in all phases of the grants management process including but not limited to assessing compliance of grantees business and financial management systems, assisting awarding agencies in ensuring grantee’s responsible and accountable use of grant funds, assisting with ensuring that grantee’s performance is in full compliance with grant requirements, assisting government Grants Management Officers, Grant Management Specialists, and other grants management personnel, advising government personnel in managing Grant Financial Management systems, managing the project period of performance schedule, evaluating on-going status reports, final reports, and other deliverable products required under the grant program, and assisting in grant close-out procedures.

This SIN includes services specifically designed to support and assist federal grants management personnel in managing total grant programs, pre-award, award, post-award and closeout phases of the grants management lifecycle process including but not limited to:

• Planning and writing solicitations and amendments
• Assisting review panels
• Assessing compliance of grantees’ business and financial management systems
• Preparing award documents
• Assisting awarding agencies in ensuring grantees’ responsible and accountable use of grant funds
• Assisting and monitoring with ensuring that grantees’ performance is in full compliance with grant requirements
• Assisting government Grants Management Officers, Grant Management Specialists, and other grants management personnel
• Monitor performance
• Advising government personnel in managing Grant Financial Management systems
• Managing the project period of performance schedule
• Evaluating on-going status reports, final reports, and other deliverable products required under the grant program
• Assisting in grant close-out procedures