The president of the National Order of Chartered Accountants of Congo (Onec-Congo), Patrick Gamassa, expressed on November 12 to the first president of the Court of Accounts and Budgetary Discipline, Charles Emile Appesse, the availability of his organization to contribute expenditure control and the quality of financial and accounting information for both public and private companies.
The president of Onec-Congo expressed himself thus, during a meeting to popularize the texts of his organization at the Court of Auditors.
“The court of accounts is an independent administrative legal body which has the power in matters of control of public expenditure. Its mission can be extended to private companies if these threaten the interests of the state. As we do the same job, we found it necessary to establish a partnership in order to see to what extent to collaborate within the framework of the missions which are ours “, explained the president of Onec-Congo, Patrick Gamassa.
“The Court of Auditors receives at the end of each year, company accounts and these accounts are generally certified by the members of the order. If there are anomalies, and irregularities in the accounting, this body can now officially refer to us. The court now has an interlocutor whereas before, it did not know who to turn to, “he continued.
The first president of the Court of Accounts and Budgetary Discipline, for his part, urged the Order to fully fulfill its advisory role both for the public authorities and for the private sector in terms of accountability and more broadly. application of the texts governing public accounting and the accounting year in Congo.
“In view of the passage of budgets from resources to programs, the expertise of the order may be required as part of the training of public accountants in the preparation of budgets and establishment of financial statements”, concluded Charles Emile Appesse.
