Financial Control
Financial Control is a guarantee for European Territorial Cooperation Programme Authorities and project partners that the co-funded costs are accounted for and eligible.
Centralised Financial Control Audit Process
It involves audits of project expenditure during implementation on the delivery of products and services as per the approved application form, soundness of declared expenditure, and compliance with Programme, EU and national rules. Financial Control covers 100% of declared project spend through two verifications checks: desk-based checks on payment claims, and on-the-spot checks at the project partner’s office on a sample basis. Ireland has designated a centralised Financial Control system. We are a designated Financial Control Central Regional Approbation Authority with responsibility for auditing all payment claims of Irish project lead partners and all Irish project partners regardless of the nationality of the project’s lead partner.
We validate expenditure claims for four EU funded programmes Interreg North-West Europe, Northern Periphery & Arctic, Interreg Europe, and URBACT.
Project Lead
Partners
Lead Partners are accountable to their co-funding programme for costs incurred by all project partners, project administration, management, and internal/ external control systems, as per the approved project application form. The project’s partnership agreement must outline the responsibilities of each partner.
The Lead Partner’s Financial Controller will certify the composite project payment claim, ensure that each partner’s expenses relate to the activities set out in the application form, and verify that expenses have been validated by the relevant approved Controller.
Ensure Compliance with Financial Control Audits Today
All applications under Financial Control should be addressed to:
Post Address
Financial Control Unit,
Southern Regional Assembly, Assembly House,
O’Connell Street,
Waterford ,
Ireland. X91 F8PC
Telephone
If you have questions about Financial Control, please contact our Auditors.
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Head Auditor, Senior First Level Controller
Michael Buckley
Financial Control
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Senior First Level Controller
Eve Hayden
Financial Control
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Senior First Level Controller
Edel Hunt
Financial Control
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Senior First Level Controller
Elayne McDonnell
Financial Control