OJA is seeking to contract with firms or individuals to review financial processes and procedures, advise on the best practices for district court and appellate court financial activities and processing, and to perform other financial review services requested by OJA. OJA will enter one or more contracts with firms registered with and in good standing the Kansas Board of Accountancy, or with a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), who is licensed by and in good standing with the Kansas Board of Accountancy. The work performed by the firm or CPA will be at an hourly rate. If the contact is with a CPA, the CPA may utilize assistance from within the CPA’s firm (if applicable) at a reduced fee to OJA, including the use of associates and administrative professionals. The Contractor will work independently under the general supervision of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of OJA. The services to be performed by the Contractor will be at the sole discretion of the OJA CFO. The Contractor will, among other duties as requested by OJA, perform the following work: • provide reports on best practices and enhancement of accounting policies and procedures, • provide risk assessments, internal control analysis and information security control evaluations, • train court staff on effective internal financial controls, • assist OJA and the court system with the implementation of effective internal financial controls, and • perform additional duties as requested by the OJA CFO.
