Boosting PFM reforms around the world

7:00 AM - 8:00 EDT | 12:00 PM -1:00 PM BST  | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CET

Join ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IFAC (the International Federation of Accountants) for a live global webinar to explore: 

• How governments are professionalizing their finance functions and building their capacity and capabilities to improve public service outcomes and ultimately deliver value for citizens 
• How to make public employment and management systems better able to attract, recruit and retain the best talents to achieve successful professionalization 

According to a  Global Guide for Professionalisation in Public Sector Finance published by ACCA and IFAC, achieving professionalisation brings multiple benefits to the economy, governments and individuals. Public financial management (PFM) reforms will only be achieved if finance professionals have the right skills and knowledge and if the public sector is able to attract and retain the right people. But this is becoming more challenging in a world where the public sector is increasingly competing for talent, despite the tangible advantages of a finance career in the public sector, as highlighted in the latest ACCA’s Global Talent Trends 2023: Public Sector report. 

The webinar will bring together international public sector experts to share good practices in professionalization of public sector finance, as well as discussing attraction and retention challenges and opportunities. 

Draft agenda (60mn- CET) 

• 13.00pm Welcome, Laura Leka, Principal, IFAC 
• 13.05pm Overview of A Global Guide for Professionalisation in Public Sector Finance, including its high-level roadmap for implementing professionalisation, by Alex Metcalfe, Global Head of Public Sector, ACCA 
• 13.15pm Panel discussion, moderated by Laura Leka, Principal, IFAC 

Confirmed speakers include: 

• Tracey Carroll, First Assistant Secretary, Shared Services Transformation Program Office at the Department of Finance, Australia.
• Lorena Rivero del Paso, Public Financial Management Advisor, IMF 
• Dónal Mulligan, Policy Analyst, Public Employment and Management, OECD 
• Edward Olowo-Okere, Senior Adviser, Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions, The World Bank
• Alex Metcalfe, Global Head of Public Sector, ACCA 
• 13.50pm Q&As 
• 14.00pm End