Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCBL) in collaboration with OPM-CARLEP conducted a three-day in-house training on financial management under CARLEP for FCBL’s Accounts personnel and other relevant staff in Samdrup Jongkhar.

The training was aimed at streamlining and imparting knowledge on the financial transaction to handle the accounts as per IFAD/ RGoB norms and procedures by FCBL accounts personnel. During the course of the training participants were trained on Public Work Advance and associated activities, Smart Statement of Expenditure preparation and reporting. They were also made aware of the fund disbursement system under CARLEP.

Following were the key expected outcomes of the training:

• The Accounts personnel would be able to prepare Smart Statement of Expenditure (SoE) and the fund reconciliation statement.
• FCBL accounts personnel will have executed the financial transaction and relative activities in conformity to the RGoB or IFAD financial system.
• Perfectly complement the execution of programme activities and physical achievement to the intended financial discipline.

The training started from 7^th May 2018 and ended on 9^th May 2018 and was attended by 14 (13 male & 1 female) officials including Dzongkhag’s CARLEP Accountant.

-Update: Sangay Choeda (CM, VC&Marketing).