Serbia - Key Expert Financial Management and Control / PIFC

The purpose of the project is to implement a public internal financial control system covering decentralised internal audit and financial management control arrangements within the Ministry of Finance in Serbia and a minimum of fifteen line ministries Ten initially targeted ministries are specified by the beneficiary and attached as the list in the Annex to this ToR. It is important to stress that the key ministries for IPA funds are included in this list., Mandatory Social Security Organisations (Pensions, Health and Employment) and two cities.

The project will be broken down into the main components:

Component 1: Establishment of the Central Harmonisation Unit for PIFC

Component 2 – Development of the financial management and control (FMC)

Component 3 - Internal audit development

Key expert 2: Strategic Adviser for the Implementation of Financial Management and Control (FMC) – Component 2 (350 working days)

Qualifications and skills

• University Degree in Public Finance, Economics, Public Administration, Accounting or equivalent professional qualification
• Fluent command of both written and spoken English
• Computer Literate

General Professional Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of general professional experience

Specific Professional Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of practical work in a FMC in a management, operational or advisory capacity
• Proven experience of implementing FMC as a part of PIFC in minimum one TA project, and preferably in two or more TA projects in different countries
• Proven experience in implementation of FMC in minimum of 5 line ministries or other central or regional government organizations