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GAAP-Compliant, audited FS that are published on the NS Website

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Supports publication of GAAP-compliant audited financial statements on the National Society website, including readiness checks and disclosure coordination.

What changes

Stronger accountability, transparency, risk management, assurance coverage and governance oversight.

What you get

Publication readiness checklist, completed and signed off WEB001
Web publication pack: approved statements as secured PDF with cover summary or MD&A note WEB002
Print-web reconciliation and pre-publication quality review sheet WEB003
Post-publication monitoring log and stakeholder feedback record WEB004

What has to come first

FSCCompilation of Financial statements in accordance with GAAP Required

GAAP-compliant financial statements must be compiled before they can be audited and published
EARExternal Auditors Report Required

The external audit must be complete and the auditor’s report issued; only audited statements are published
NAHNeeds Assessment Report - National Head Quarters or NABNeeds Assessment Report - Branch/District Recommended

Needs assessment findings show the current publication practice and disclosure gaps

Who is involved

From the National Society's side. This is what the engagement asks of your people.

Your own staff work alongside the adviser throughout, so this is a commitment of their time as well as the Centre's. Ask in the request and you are given the day estimate per role before anything is signed.

Role	What they do
HNS Finance Director	Owns the publication process
HNS Secretary General	Authorises public release
HNS Board / Audit Committee	Reviews and approves the audited statements
HNS communications / web team	Uploads and maintains the financial reports section
External auditor	Issues the report being published
GFDC delivery team	Advises and quality-assures
General public, donors and regulators	Users of the published statements

How it is measured

Indicator	Target	Evidence
Audited financial statements published on the NS website within target time of Board approval	4 weeks	Publication record with URL and date; Board minutes
Published web version matches the Board-approved print version	Zero discrepancies	Print-web reconciliation sheet (WEB003), second-reviewer signed
Publication pack passes readiness checks before upload	100% of WEB001 checklist items	Completed readiness checklist (WEB001)
Key stakeholders notified of publication	Within 1 week of publication	Notification records in monitoring log (WEB004)

Tools

4 of 4 ready to download.

WEB001 Publication readiness checklist Template DOCX
WEB002 Web publication pack template Template DOCX
WEB003 Print-web reconciliation and quality review sheet Template XLSX
WEB004 Post-publication monitoring log and feedback record Template XLSX

Standards

IFRS / GAAP accounting standards
GFDC Operational Framework (intake, triage, service workflow)
HNS finance manual, accounting policies and close procedures
External audit management letters and prior year adjustments
HNS Delegation of Authority (DoA) and governance ToRs
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
HNS communications policy and website content management procedures

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