PFM & System Trainer

Education & Experience:

• bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Financial Management (PFM), Business Administration, or a closely related discipline. A master degree or formal training qualification is considered an advantage
• Minimum of 8 10 years of professional experience in public financial management, including hands-on exposure to budgeting, accounting, financial controls, reporting, or treasury functions within government or regulated environments.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering PFM training and capacity-building programmes for government officials, finance practitioners, or large public-sector organizations
• trong knowledge of PFM frameworks and practices, including budget formulation, budget execution, commitment control, cash management, financial reporting, and fiscal oversight. • Experience supporting change management (CM) activities, including stakeholder engagement, communication, user readiness, and adoption support during financial reform or system transformation programmes.
• Familiarity with enterprise financial systems (e.g., Oracle EBS, Oracle Hyperion/EPM, or equivalent) from a user and process perspective, sufficient to translate system usage into practical training (deep technical configuration is not required)
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and instructional skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts in a clear, practical, and audienceappropriate manner.

Role and responsibility:

• Design, develop, and deliver structured PFM training programmes aligned with national financial reforms, institutional policies, and operational requirements.
• Conduct training on budget preparation, budget execution, financial controls, accounting, reporting, and oversight, tailored to different user roles and levels of financial maturity.
• Develop and maintain training materials, including manuals, user guides, case studies, exercises, and assessments to support effective learning and retention.
• Support change management initiatives by preparing users for new financial processes, systems, and ways of working, ensuring smooth transition and adoption.
• Contribute to stakeholder engagement, communication, and user readiness activities, working closely with project teams and leadership.
• Deliver system-enabled PFM training, demonstrating how financial policies and processes are executed within the financial system (e.g., budgeting, commitments, payments, reporting).
• Provide hands-on guidance and practical scenarios to help users understand the end-to-end PFM lifecycle within the system.
• Support post-training user clinics, coaching sessions, and on-the-job support to reinforce learning.

Job Type: Contract
Contract length: 12 months