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Specific Audit Approach Firm Methodology and Philosophy We recognize the City as an important entity and its responsibilities create a challenging and dynamic organization. We are confident our firm will meet and exceed your needs and expectations and we welcome this opportunity. We strive to make our audit approach a positive one, one that emphasizes open and honest lines of communication. We possess the experience and knowledge, and have an excellent audit team ready to ensure a cost effective and successful independent audit. We will assist the City in making informed decisions, strengthening its internal controls and accurately reporting financial information. Our Firm Pledges • An assigned audit team with year round experience in municipal audits • Personal partner involvement and monitoring throughout the entire engagement • Flexibility to meet YOUR scheduling requirements • Continual communication and quick response time • Minimal disruption to your staff and operations • Team members will not be changed without express permission of the City • The City will be informed immediately of any potential adjustments and issues as they arise • Recommendations will focus on the effectiveness and efficiency of the City's operation • To not recommend change for the sake of change or any change that is not practical Grau believes that the key to any successful audit lies in the capabilities of the audit team. Our team of professionals is formidable in terms of their experience and commitment. Our concentration in the governmental and non-profit sectors allows us to bring the most qualified resources and auditors to the job which Our philosophy is a makes us unique in comparison to other proposers. Our staff performs simple one: to invest in the best trained personnel and governmental engagements year round. When not working on your audit, technology to achieve the your team is refining their audit approach for next year's audit. highest quality audits for our clients. We will deliver a quality audit that not only meets the requirements set forth in the RFP, but will exceed those expectations. Even during this down economy; we retained and trained our current staff, and expanded our information technology and other resources — investing for the future! This allows us to quickly respond to new work and our client's needs. We follow a risk-based audit approach and the Auditing Standards of the AICPA, Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the Rules of the Auditor General of the State of Florida, as well as applicable Federal, State and Local regulations. Grau has a full understanding of the scope of the work to be performed and will provide the required reports in the timeframe required in this RFP. We will be available to meet with key management immediately upon award of the contract. 1 1 1 13