About WRTP | BIG STEP HR company in Milwaukee, United States
Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP) & Building Industry Group Skilled Trade Employment Program (BIG STEP) is an Industry-Led, Worker Centered and Community Focused nonprofit dedicated to family-supporting jobs. We are based in the Milwaukee, Wi
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Request For Proposals
Audit RFP Questions amp; Answers:
Do you have any unpaid bills to your current audit firm?
No.
Were there any instances of fraud within the Organization in the past 3 years?
No never.
How many journal entries did the audit firm propose and/or make in the most recent audit?
12.
What software package do you use for your internal accounting?
MIP Fund Accounting.
Will the audit firm draft the financial statements or will those be drafted by the Organization?
Yes final audited financial statements and notes will be prepared by the audit firm.
How many audit staff were on site and for how many days for the most recent audit?
4 staff for 3.5 days.
Do you anticipate any changes in your grant funding levels or sources?
No.
What is the experience of the Organizations accounting staff?
Senior Financial Coordinator. 17+ years at WRTP.
Accounting amp; Payroll Coordinator. 5 years at WRTP. 30 years as accounting manager for a hotel group.
Director of Administration. 10 years at WRTP. 15+ years as administrative coordinator at for-profit and non-profit entities.
Have there been any significant disputes with your current audit firm regarding accounting principles or audit procedures?
No.
Were there any difficulties encountered in performing last years audit?
No.
Are there any complex accounting matters that required consultation?
No. Only occasional best practice questions or questions that required a CPA.
The request for proposal indicates audit fieldwork would be performed in April or May. When is an ideal time for fieldwork to occur? Has preliminary audit fieldwork been conducted in the past?
We are looking at April or May based on availability of both parties and final audit documents available by June 30 2019. In the past we uploaded the General Ledgers as well as invoices and contracts in advance of the on-site audit.
Do you perform a risk assessment on your IT Security or have you undergone an IT Security audit?
Yes.
Will there be a separate audit report required for Big Step?
We issue combined audited financials for WRTP and BIG STEP including Triada Employment Services. But there will need to be separate 990s issued for WRTP and BIG STEP.
Were there any major changes in operations in 2018 as compared to 2017? Any new larger grants new programs etc.?
No substantial changes.
Does WRTP maintain its own depreciation schedules or would the auditor be maintaining those schedules?
The auditor maintains the depreciation schedule.
Is there any new funding streams and compliance requirements?
No.
Are you aware of any noncompliance for 2018?
No.
As a workforce intermediary, we work with organized labor and employers in manufacturing and construction to keep businesses competitive, preserve family-supporting jobs, connect job seekers to those good jobs, help workers build skills to advance in thei
