Financial Management and Accounting

FMA Courses

FMA is responsible for equipping financial, accounting and materials management officers with necessary knowledge and skills to be more proficient in their jobs.

Aim

To equip accounting assistants and officers with basic skills inpublic financial management, to enable them to process daily financial transactions.

Course Objectives

  • To comply with financial regulations
  • To use various accounting documents in collection and recording
    of revenue
  • To use various accounting documents in expenditure
    management.

Target Group

Accounts Assistants and officers 

Course Synopsis

This course deals with the basic accounting procedures and processes applied in collection of collection and
issuance of payments. The course will focus particularly on rules governing use of finance, revenue collection process, payment process, and payment process. This course will assist the participants with the processes involved in the collection and expenditure of public funds.

Duration : 5 DAYS

Aim

To equip Human Resources Officers with basic skills in the entire process of payment of Personal Emoluments and promote Efficiency and effectiveness in salary administration within the government of Lesotho.

Course Objectives

  • To prepare salary budget (salaries)
  • To administer Government Payroll
  • To Process salary payments (IFMIS)
  • To Reconcile payroll system

Target Group

Human Resources Officers, Finance Officers

Course Synopsis

This course deals with budgeting process for personal emoluments, payroll administration and treasury procedures of the Government of Lesotho. The course will focus particularly on data exportation, line ministries budget process, monthly human resources changes in Oracle System and Treasury administration.

Duration : 3 DAYS

Aim

To equip public officers with financial education to help them manage their financial affairs and improve their standard of living.

Course Objectives

  • Plan finances (Spending, saving and investment)
  • Manage financial stress.
  • Develop several streams of income.

Target Group

All Public officers

Course Synopsis

This course deals with Financial Planning and Investment. The course will also focus on budgeting process, Debt counselling, Entrepreneurship and Taxation.

Duration : 3 DAYS

Aim

This course is meant for public officers whose function involves overseeing that finances are used according to the rules and regulations of the Lesotho Government in various ministries.

Course Objectives

  • To analyse the financial reports used in public sector.
  • To prepare financial statements for donor funded projects within the public sector.
  • To assist in preparation of budgets,
  • Acquire knowledge of the financial and procurement regulation that govern asset management in the country.
  • Acquire skills of implementing internal controls to safeguard use of public assets

Target Group

Chief accounting officers

Course Synopsis

This course intends to introduce non-financial managers to financial management in the public sector. The course covers areas such as financial reporting, asset management, expenditure and the procurement process. The managers will be well equipped to prepare for audits and to manage government finances efficiently.

Duration : 5 DAYS

Aim

The course intends to provide participants with the basic skills in efficient and economic procurement, storing, issuing and handling of goods and services

Course Objectives

  • Apply procurement rules and regulations in the procurement of goods and services.
  • Proficiently have records management skill
  • Apply value for money principles.

Target Group

Procurement Officers

Course Synopsis

The course intends to introduce public officers to stores regulations and procurement regulations of 2007. The regulations facilitate the areas in market intelligence, acquisition and disposal of financial assets as well as record keeping. The importance of the course is to strengthen the procurement process and to ensure value for money principles in procurement.

Duration : 10 DAYS