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A Good Practice Outline of the Multipurpose Chart of Accounts
Publication | 2019
This good practice paper is a product of knowledge sharing and collaboration among the FinCoP members with support from international experts. It is intended to inform and assist PULSAR countries in updating or designing a full scope chart of accounts.
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Benchmarking Guide: Integrated PSA and GFS
Publication | 2019
The Benchmarking Guide for Integrating Public Sector Accounting and Government Finance Statistics aims to inform practitioners and public sector accounting reforms by highlighting the similarities and differences between International Public Sector Accounting Standards and Government Finance Statistics reporting guidelines such as the Government Finance Statistics Manual of the International Monetary Fund (GFSM 2014) and the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010).
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Accrual Based Accounting Core Competency Framework for Public Sector Finance Professionals
Publication | 2018
The Core Competency Framework presented in this document has been prepared to support Governments in implementing and sustaining reforms toward the adoption of accrual based accounting by defining the necessary competencies required by finance professionals to carry out such reforms. In doing so, the Framework provides guidance to the fundamental questions of “Who to train?”, “What to train?” and “To what extent to train?” when embarking on accrual based accounting reforms.
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Roadmap to Public Sector Accounting Reform: Good Practice Template
Publication | 2018
This roadmap template addresses the fundamental questions to be answered in undertaking public sector accounting reforms. It recognizes that reforms are complex and require a multi-layered approach. The roadmap process should be repeated as reform progresses to take account of reform implementation and changing circumstances.
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Toolkit: Public Sector Accounting Education Plan
Publication | 2018
The purpose of this toolkit is to assist countries integrate public sector accounting (PSA) into educational curricula by developing a pathway for the development of PSA professionals that is achievable and appropriate for the needs of individual countries. The toolkit is based on International Education Standards (IES) issued by the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) which serve as an international benchmark of good practice.
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Accountancy Education: A Collection of Good Practices
Publication | 2017
This publication is a collection of good practices in Accountancy Education, organized on a thematic basis and shared by universities, Professional Accountancy Organizations, and members of the EU-REPARIS Program’s Education Community of Practice (EduCop). It supplements the findings of the Accountancy Education Benchmarking Study conducted by the World Bank Centre for Financial Reporting Reform (CFRR) between March 2015 and May 2016.
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EU-REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers Program
Success Story | 2017
Focused on enhancing lifelong learning and supporting improvements in continuing education systems for professional accountants, the EU-REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers Program explores ways of modernizing the skills of the profession to provide effective financial reporting support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and private sector enterprises.
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STAREP Brochure
Brochure | 2015
Strengthening Auditing and Reporting in the Countries of the Eastern Partnership (STAREP) is a regional program aimed at creating a transparent policy environment and effective institutional framework for corporate reporting within the countries that make up the EU's Eastern Partnership: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The six countries have made significant progress in modernizing their systems of corporate financial reporting but face several outstanding common challenges, especially as regards institutional capacity.
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