🏛️ Public Sector Accounting Course

Overview

📘 Course Description

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of accounting and financial management practices in the public sector, aligned with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and relevant national regulations. Participants will gain knowledge of budgeting, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance specific to government and public entities.

🎯 Learning Objectives

✅ Understand the framework of public sector accounting and reporting
✅ Apply IPSAS or local public sector accounting standards
✅ Prepare and interpret financial statements for government entities
✅ Learn budgeting, expenditure control, and financial management in the public sector
✅ Strengthen internal controls, compliance, and audit readiness

👥 Who Should Attend

Accountants & finance staff in ministries, agencies, and state-owned enterprises
Auditors working with public entities
Financial controllers & managers in public institutions
Budget officers & planners
Professionals transitioning to public sector finance roles
NGO finance managers

🗂️ Training Format

✅ Instructor-led lectures
✅ Group discussions
✅ Practical exercises
✅ Case studies from real-world public sector scenarios
✅ Interactive Q&A sessions

📅 Day-by-Day Agenda with Time Breaks

📅 Day 1: Introduction to Public Sector Accounting

Time	Topic
08:30 – 09:00	Welcome & Introductions
09:00 – 10:30	Overview of Public Financial Management (PFM)
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Legal & Regulatory Framework for Public Accounting
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	IPSAS vs. Cash & Accrual-Based Accounting
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Chart of Accounts & Coding in Public Sector

📅 Day 2: Budgeting & Financial Planning

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Budget Cycle: Preparation to Execution
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Budget Classifications & Structures
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Appropriations, Commitments & Controls
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Performance-Based & Program Budgeting

📅 Day 3: Accounting Processes & Financial Statements

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Recording Revenues & Expenditures
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Preparing Financial Statements under IPSAS
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Consolidation in the Public Sector
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Disclosure Requirements & Reporting Standards

📅 Day 4: Internal Controls & Compliance

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Internal Controls Framework for Public Entities
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Managing Grants, Loans & Donor Funds
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Financial Regulations & Compliance
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Fraud Prevention & Ethical Standards

📅 Day 5: Auditing & Financial Reporting

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Preparing for Internal & External Audits
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Audit Trails & Supporting Documentation
12:15 – 13:15	🍽 Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	Integrated Financial Reports & Performance Reports
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Final Q&A, Assessment & Course Closing

📦 Materials Provided

✅ IPSAS summary guide
✅ Budget preparation templates
✅ Public sector reporting checklists
✅ Certificate of Completion

Target audiences

Reservoir Engineers, Geologists

$ 5,500

Course Features