Financial Management for Program Staff Course

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Introduction

This course aims to build the confidence and skills of program staff to use financial management tools to implement project activities in a cost effective, controlled and accountable way.

Duration

5 Days

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for non-finance program managers and project officers of international NGOs who manage or directly implement projects. It is not suitable for finance staff.  A background in finance is not required for this course.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Create a fully-costed budget using the activity-based budgeting technique
• Build a phased project budget from a project activity plan
• Use a funding grid to manage multiple-donor funded projects
• Use budget monitoring reports to review and manage project progress
• Apply key policies and procedures needed to safeguard project cash and equipment
• Describe the four Building Blocks of Financial Management and the role they play in achieving good practice in financial management in program implementation
• Describe the key organizing tools of a financial system, including the Chart of Accounts and Cost Centers.

Course Content

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