Sophisticated and experienced.

2020 Global is a Western Australian based consulting practice which specialises in the delivery of audit and financial services to Western Australian State Government agencies, with one of our primary delivery areas being outsourced internal audit services.

2020 Global has vast experience in a range of projects that distinguish our organisation as a sophisticated and complete boutique business management consultancy.

We have gained the confidence of a large number of State Government agencies in the areas of probity audit, governance, risk management, financial systems review, compliance audit and all aspects of government financial controls and management.

In 2018 when the CUA panel was refreshed, 2020 Global was again prequalified to supply all services under the new CUA AFA 2018.

2020 Global has broadened its internal audit experience through delivery of a range of services across nearly 60 agencies.

In all cases, project outcomes were fulfilled and the clients were satisfied with our activity, reflected in the number of contract renewals we have experienced over the past 20 years. These clients for which we are the sole supplier of comprehensive internal audit services are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Featured Case Studies

Office of the Auditor General*

In 2009 we were appointed by the Office to supply the Office with comprehensive internal audit services. The initial three-year term was extended by two, one-year options exercised by the Office and concluded in 2014.

Corruption and Crime Commission*

Full comprehensive audit services were provided to the Commission for including the completion of compliance, performance and IT Controls audits.

Department of Jobs Tourism Science and Innovation*

In 2019 we were appointed as the Department’s primary internal audit provider for compliance and performance audit services.

Tourism WA*

Since 2012 we have provided a number internal audit services to the Agency.

Department of Premier and Cabinet*

In 2021 we were appointed as the Department’s primary internal audit provider for compliance and performance audit services.

Ombudsman of WA*

We were appointed in 2019 to review and develop a three-year Strategic Internal Audit Plan for the Office and undertake their Financial Management and Forensic Procurement Audits in 2021. We prepared the Office’s Strategic Internal Audit Plan for 2021 to 2024. We have undertaken audits of financial compliance and complaints management practices.

Economic Regulation Authority*

Appointed in 2016 and prepared Strategic Internal Audit plan. Executed internal audit program and other compliance reviews for four years

Department of Finance

Numerous internal audit service contracts have been completed for the Department over the last 12 years, including reviews of a number of CUA suppliers to ensure that they were complying with their contracts.

Department of Health and Metropolitan Health Services

A large number of compliance and performance (operational) internal audit service contracts have been fulfilled spanning over 19 years, with the director also supplying services to the Department prior to establishing 2020 Global.

Department of the Attorney General

For the last four years we have provided procurement and financial evaluation services to the Department in relation to several major contracts. Initially providing costing model services, we subsequently undertook due diligence work on shortlisted proponents.

Department of Planning Lands and Heritage/WAPC

We performed data migration audits from pre-Machinery of Government entities and a number of process audits in 2018/19 on behalf of the new department.

National Trust Western Australia*

We were appointed in 2021 to review and develop a three-year Strategic Internal Audit Plan for the Office and undertake their 2021 and 2022 Internal Audit programs.

Former Department of Regional Development*

Under pre-Machinery of Government contract from 2014, 2020 Global provided comprehensive internal audit services to the department including development of strategic audit plans and execution of a number of internal audits such as the procurement, risk management, OS&H, records management and recruitment processes.

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development*

Commencing at the former Department of Agriculture in 2017, we have been contracted under a co-sourced model to perform a series of audits including programme reviews, procurement and fleet management audits. These audits continued into 2019.

Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority*

Comprehensive internal audit services, including strategic and annual audit planning, have been provided to the Authority for over nine years, with the Authority having exercised several options to extend our service.

Equal Opportunity Commission*

Provided Internal Audit Services to the Commission in 2020, and we developed its Strategic Internal Audit Plan for the next 5 years.

Former Department of Aboriginal Affairs*

For 13 years 2020 Global supplied comprehensive internal audit services to the Department under three separate contracts, with the most recent contract having been executed in 2013.

Former Office of the Environmental Protection Authority*

In 2013 we were appointed to provide the Office with comprehensive internal audit services for a period of two years. We assisted the Office to determine an appropriate audit plan following the transfer of its financial and HR services to its own management from a previously outsourced (agency) arrangement.

Forest Products Commission*

We have provided probity audit services for several individual Requests and undertaken internal audit activities for the Commission. This includes an IT General Controls Audit as well as performance-based audits.

Main Roads WA*

Appointed to provide internal audit services to compliment MRWA Internal Audit resources. Working under a co-sourced arrangement we have been tasked to provide compliance and performance based internal audit services of the Innovation and Research Programme.

Regional Development Commissions*

We have provided internal audit services to both the Pilbara and Kimberley Development Commissions 2016 to 2019. Under the new TI requirements for auditor rotation, we completed our contract in 2019. We have just commenced in 2022 with the Goldfields Esperance Development Commission in the provision of internal audit services.

All Five TAFES*

Comprehensive internal audit services, including strategic and annual audit planning, have been provided to all five (three Regional and two metropolitan TAFES. 2020 has provided comprehensive risk based internal auditing services to the current and legacy organisations since 2001.

VenuesWest*

Comprehensive compliance and performance (operational) internal audit services, including strategic and annual audit planning, provided to VenuesWest for eight years, concluding in 2018. We attended the Trust’s audit committee as part of the audit reporting.

Department of Corrective Services/Justice

Under a co-sourcing arrangement, 2020 Global provided various internal audit activities for the Department, including all planning, execution, reporting and presentation requirements. In 2021 we completed an audit of Personal Leave Practices.

Department of Education

For several years internal audit services were supplied in relation to public schools’ compliance with departmental policies and procedures, and financial management. More recently, financial due diligence services were supplied in relation to outsourced cleaning services.

Department of Education Services (Now Department of Education)

For the last 11 years we have provided financial due diligence services to the Department in relation to non-government school low interest loan schemes and entities registered to provide fee paying overseas student education programmes.

Some of the following clients we have provided our external audit services free of charge (pro bono) and many of these have been done at discounted rates reflecting 2020 Global’s recognition of the importance of not-for profit contribution to the communities within which they operate.

Featured Case Studies

Aged and Community Services WA Incorporated

Originally a Western Australian Incorporated Association representing aged care providers offering retirement living, seniors housing, residential care, home care, community care and related services. From 1 July the Association became part of the national body Aged & Community Care Providers Association)

Bold Park Community School Advisory Council Inc. (Bold Park Community School)

Bold Park Community School is a progressive, innovative school with campuses in Wembley catering for 18 months to Year 9 children and Maylands catering for Year 10-12 young adults.

Friends of Kings Park Incorporated

The Foundation General Meeting of the Friends of Kings Park was held at 8 pm on Wednesday, 5 May 1993 with 12 founding members. Under the Chairmanship of Tom Alford, the Friends of Kings Park was established to provide support and assistance to Kings Park and Botanic Garden, to improve the facilities and to enable the community to be involved in making the Park a special place for People and Plants.

Parliamentary Refreshment Rooms

The Parliamentary Refreshment Rooms provide Members of Parliament, staff and visitors with a variety of dining opportunities within Parliament House. Parliamentary Services Committee overseas the operations of the PRR and requires an annual audit of the financial statements as part of tis governance responsibilities. Our services include external audit services to fulfill the PRR’s financial reporting responsibilities to Parliamentary Services

Koorliny Arts Centre Incorporated

Koorliny Arts Centre Inc has operated the venue since 2011. As a not-for-profit incorporated organisation, a management board oversees the Centre. Koorliny Arts Centre Kwinana is a thriving and well-equipped venue that presents a mix of in-house, community and touring shows, the Stories on Stage program, and the annual Kwinana Dance Festival.

Kwinana Industries Council Incorporated

KIC is a not-for-profit incorporated business association with its membership drawn from the major industries and businesses in the Kwinana Industrial Area.

CarersWA

Carers WA is a non-profit community based organisation and registered charity, dedicated to improving the lives of the estimated 250,000 family carers living in Western Australia.

Mental Health Carers Arafmi (WA) Incorporated – (Helping Minds)

Helping Minds provides a variety of mental health carer support services, including counselling and advocacy services for adults and families, young people, for schools and the community and NDIS services.

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Royalties for Regions acquittals to the Department Primary Industry and Regional Development for 17 separate funded programmes for the last three financial years.

It is most common for the process to take place prior as part of the tender evaluation and involves the verification of the tenderer’s ability to deliver against the proposed contract.

Due diligence involves ensuring that the information provided by the tenderer is verified and that there is supporting evidence to ensure that the tenderer:

is who they claim to be
is financially sound
does not pose an unacceptable reputational / legal risk to government
has the capacity, capability and expertise to meet the contract requirements
has the necessary systems and processes to meet the contract requirements and
demonstrates an understanding of the contract deliverables and requirements and their obligations under the contract.

2020 Global has provided due diligence services as part of their procurement processes to provide a level of assurance over the selection of providers of goods and services.

Featured Case Studies

Department of Transport

We have been involved in various procurement projects over recent years supplying service costing and pricing analysis in addition to financial due diligence and probity services to the Department.

Department of Communities – Housing

A number of financial due diligence assessments have been undertaken for the Department over the last ten years in relation to not-for-profit entities seeking low interest loans or grant funds for community housing projects.

Main Roads WA

For the past 12 years we have provided financial assessment services in relation to private sector entities (small to ASX and multinational) seeking prequalification to deliver major procurement projects, in addition to conducting more detailed assessments at the time of actual tender.

Department of Education – Low Interest Loans

For the last 14 years we have provided financial due diligence services to the Department in relation to non-government school low interest loan schemes and entities registered to provide fee paying overseas student education programmes.

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation – Clean Energy Future Fund

2020 Global Pty Ltd was contracted by the Department to undertake a review Applicants’ financial and business risks in relation to provision of a grant under the Clean Energy Future Fund both Rounds 1 and 2.

Featured Case Studies

Department of Corrective Services/Justice

Probity audit services to the Department in 2012 in relation to the Young Adults Prison Facility. More recently in 2019, we have assisted the Department of Justice with Probity Services for a major ICT procurement.

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

2020 Global has provided probity advisory services for numerous contracts with the Department.

Public Transport Authority

Over the last eight 2020 Global has provided probity advisory services for numerous contracts with the Authority.

Office of Major Transport Infrastructure Delivery

2020 Global has provided probity advisory services including the following key Metronet infrastructure projects.

Department of the Premier and Cabinet

Procurement of Service Provider for the National Resilience Centre.

Department of Mines Industry, Regulation and Safety

Ellendale Diamond Mine Deconstruction Project.

Main Roads Western Australia

Coongan Gorge, Coolgardie Esperance Highway and Mitchell Freeway Extension to Romeo Road.

Road Safety Commission

Infringement Processing System.

Featured Case Studies

Office of the Information Commissioner

2020 Global provided a variety of Financial Services to the Commissioner including: Quarterly Business Activity Calculation and BAS submission to the ATO, Submission Yearly FBT calculation.

Burswood Park Authority

Yearly financial statement preparation for submission to Office of the Auditor General and general advice on financial issues that may arise.

Former CY O’Connor Institute of Technology

Since the establishment of 2020 Global we were contracted to provide fraud review services on several occasions, act in the capacity of Finance Manager for a period of two years following the former incumbent’s incarceration, prepare the Institute’s annual financial statements for four years, and prepare and lodge all government financial reporting for approximately five years.

Former Department of Sport and Recreation

For a period of approximately one year, we provided Finance Manager Services to the Department while they sought a new Finance Manager. The role included preparing the year’s annual financial statements and performance indicators.

UWA Sports

Yearly financial statement preparation for submission to Office of the Auditor General.

Featured Case Studies

Costing and Pricing of Services

When the Department of Finance issued its initial Delivering Community Services in Partnership Policy in 2018, it identified and need to increase the awareness and knowledge of service providers who previously received grant funding that were now being asked to tender competitively for funding.

Due Diligence Masterclass

After a series of procurement issues noted in integrity reports from the Corruption and Crime Commission and the Auditor General, the Department of Finance identified a need to increase the awareness and knowledge of due diligence within the procurement environment of Western Australian Government agencies.