# Public Financial Management

> Strengthen budgeting, spending control, accounting and accountability across the public finance cycle.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Public Sector & Development
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/public-sector-development/public-financial-management
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=public-financial-management

## Overview

This course covers the full public financial management cycle: fiscal planning, budget preparation and execution, cash and debt management, accounting and reporting, audit and oversight, with reference to PEFA assessments and reforms across Africa.

## Who should attend

- Public-sector finance officers
- Budget and treasury staff
- Auditors and oversight bodies
- Development partner advisors

## Learning outcomes

- Explain the PFM cycle and its institutions
- Prepare and execute budgets effectively
- Manage commitments, arrears and cash
- Produce reliable financial reports
- Support audit and oversight

## Course outline

### Day 1: PFM foundations

- PFM cycle
- Legal frameworks
- Fiscal policy and MTEF
- PEFA framework

### Day 2: Budget preparation

- Budget calendar
- Programme budgeting
- Revenue forecasting
- Budget hearings

### Day 3: Budget execution

- Commitment control
- Expenditure arrears
- Cash management
- IFMIS

### Day 4: Accounting and reporting

- Public-sector accounting
- In-year reports
- Annual financial statements
- Transparency

### Day 5: Accountability

- External audit
- Legislative oversight
- Citizen participation
- Reform plan