What you will be able to do
- Prepare interim financial reports in the agreed format
- Reconcile reports with the accounts and bank statements
- Write notes that explain variances clearly
- Keep financial and progress reports consistent
Who it is for
- Project accountants and finance officers
- Monitoring and evaluation officers who prepare joint reports
- Ministry staff who consolidate project reports
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of the project’s accounts
Program
Report formats
- What the financing agreement requires and when
- Sources and uses of funds by category and component
- Cumulative and period figures
Getting the numbers right
- Reconciling with the ledger and bank
- Exchange rates and their effects
- A pre-submission checklist
Explaining the numbers
- Notes that answer the reader’s questions
- Linking spending to outputs
- Flagging risks and corrective actions
One project, one story
- Aligning financial and technical reports
- Reporting calendar and responsibilities
- Archiving reports and their working files
How we work
- Preparing an interim report from a training ledger
- Reviewing reports for inconsistencies
- Writing explanatory notes in pairs