2. Financial Expenditure The finance section will focus specifically on providing up-to-date information on your country programme financial expenditure for the first half of 2018 (January to June) and an assessment of whether financial expenditure is on track and in line with programme implementation. Guiding questions Data required to answer these questions Methodology Key resources in the 2018 No/little new Up-to-date expenditure for each activity: Build on existing data collection: Are financial expenditures on Prevention+ detailed country budget, including any unspent funds carried data collection procedures should be required to track according to the country country annual over from 2017. provide updated financial expenditure. Country 2018 annual plan and the overall plan and budget programmes already routinely monitor and report on 5-year plan? Quarterly/ Expenditure status: Assessment of whether spending is financial expenditure against their annual budgets semi-annual Is financial expenditure lagging or for each budget ‘completed’ ‘on track’ ‘behind schedule’ on a quarterly or semi-annual basis. Information behind on certain activities? If financial line in the detailed country budget 2018. needs to reflect actual expenditure as of the end so, why and what strategies can reports (also required for the semi-annual June 2018 be utilized to get these activities report). and expenditure back on track? Additional data collection: As part of putting Were estimated costs for certain together your financial expenditure, we recommend activities and strategies correct? each country programme gather input from program If not, does/did your budget managers, finance staff and country representatives need to be revised as a result? to inform the financial narrative and identify Are external factors contributing potential strategies for improving financial to delays in spending? What expenditure, or better aligning the country budgets strategies can mitigate these to the realities of programme implementation. factors? Will your country programme have significant under-spending at the end of 2018? If so, why and what is your plan for utilizing these funds in a timely manner?
2. Financial Expenditure The finance section will focus specifically on providing up-to-date information on your country programme financial expenditure for the first half of 2018 (January to June) and an assessment of whether financial expenditure is on track and in line with programme implementation. Guiding questions Data required to answer these questions Methodology Key resources Are financial expenditures on track according to the country 2018 annual plan and the overall 5-year plan? Is financial expenditure lagging behind on certain activities? If so, why and what strategies can be utilized to get these activities and expenditure back on track? Were estimated costs for certain activities and strategies correct? If not, does/did your budget need to be revised as a result? Are external factors contributing to delays in spending? What strategies can mitigate these factors? Will your country programme have significant under-spending at the end of 2018? If so, why and what is your plan for utilizing these funds in a timely manner? Up-to-date expenditure for each activity: in the 2018 detailed country budget, including any unspent funds carried over from 2017. Expenditure status: Assessment of whether spending is ‘completed’ ‘on track’ or ‘behind schedule’ for each budget line in the detailed country budget 2018. Build on existing data collection: No/little new data collection procedures should be required to provide updated financial expenditure. Country programmes already routinely monitor and report on financial expenditure against their annual budgets on a quarterly or semi-annual basis. Information needs to reflect actual expenditure as of the end June 2018 (also required for the semi-annual report). Additional data collection: As part of putting together your financial expenditure, we recommend each country programme gather input from program managers, finance staff and country representatives to inform the financial narrative and identify potential strategies for improving financial expenditure, or better aligning the country budgets to the realities of programme implementation. Prevention+ country annual plan and budget Quarterly/ semi-annual financial reports
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