Grant Management using Sun Accounting System Course

Introduction

This course is designed to enable those involved with grant management to become efficient and effective in the acquisition and utilization of funds for development purposes, using appropriate techniques and application of accounting and finance principles.

Duration

10 days

Who should attend?

Finance Directors, Finance Managers, Procurement Directors, Procurement managers, Procurement officers, Administrators, Project officers, Budget Accountants, Auditors, Chief Accountants, Credit Controllers

Course Objective:

•          Identify and assess the critical terms and conditions of grant aid for donor-funded projects
•          Ensure compliance with donor terms and conditions
•          Providing supporting documents
•          procurement of goods and services; and meeting financial reporting requirements
•          Use a grant schedule to managing multiple-funded programmes
•          Prepare a donor financial report to match with a project narrative report.
•          Describe the four phases in the grant management cycle
•          Clarify key responsibilities and routines needed for successful grant management
•          Describe the impact of foreign exchange on grant management
•          Identify the requirements for closing off a donor grant.
•          Use of sun system  and Excel in management of grant

Course content

•          Key challenges in grant management
•          The grant management life cycle
•          Responsibilities and routines in grant management
•          The flow of donor funds
•          Assessing the terms and conditions in grant agreements
•          How grant agreements impact on accounting and procurement systems
•          Complying with donor reporting requirements
•          Managing multiple-donor funded projects
•          Managing key relationships for successful grant management
•          Advance sun system in grant management
•          Advanced excel formulas and functions for grant management
•          Excel chart in depth for grant presentation