Public Sector Finance Excellence workshop

Course Outline

Overview

This training workshop provides an understanding of the concepts and strategy relating to the effective management of public sector finances.

Agenda

Public Sector Finance Strategy

• Linking organizational strategy to financial strategy
• Interaction between short-term and long-term strategy
• Stakeholder analysis
• Corporate governance

Public Sector Financial Management

• Effective financial management
• Regulatory framework for financial accounting
• Assessing financial performance
• The role of treasury management

Challenges in Public Sector Financial Management

• Improving financial management
• Pressures on public finances
• Cost reduction
• Allocating resources

Target Audience

This training workshop is suitable for:

• New entrants to the public sector.
• Staff with some practical experience but with no financial qualifications.
• Non-financial staff in the public sector who need to understand the basics of financial management.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this training workshop, you will understand:

• How public sector organizations are accountable to their stakeholders.
• Why it is more important to show how well public money has been spent rather than just how it is spent.