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Approach in Action

Project Financial Management, Disbursement and Audit

Funds that flow on time: budgets, withdrawals, reporting and audits that keep a project disbursing.

The problem we solve

Projects slow down when money does not arrive where the work is: withdrawal applications are late or rejected, interim reports are not accepted, counterpart funds are missing and audit findings stay open. The fiduciary side is often the quiet reason behind a project rated at risk.

Our method, phase by phase

Phase 1 of 5

Fiduciary review

  • Review the financial management arrangements in the project documents
  • Check budget, accounting, internal controls and staffing
  • List the issues that delay disbursement

Deliverable: Fiduciary gap report

Tick what your organisation already has: we show you where to start.

Try the instruments live

The same instruments we use with clients. Try them with your own organisation; your answers stay in your browser until you ask for the result.

Blueprint · 12 minProject Financial Management and Disbursement BlueprintAnswer 24 questions and get a blueprint to keep a donor-financed project disbursing: budgets, funds flow, withdrawals…Blueprint · 12 minPublic Financial Management Reform BlueprintAnswer 24 questions and get a PFM reform blueprint: interpretation, priorities such as expenditure control and FMIS i…Diagnostic · 10 minProject Health CheckHome→Diagnostic Centre→Project Health Check Risalat Diagnostic Centre · Free self-assessment Project Health Check A q…Free tool · 15 minProject Audit Readiness ChecklistCheck your donor-financed project is ready for its annual external audit and get a document request list and response…Free tool · 15 minFinancial Management Practice Test (Donor-Funded Projects)15 original questions on budgeting, IPSAS accounting, internal control, disbursement and audit in donor-funded projects.Free tool · 12 minPIU Implementation Readiness AssessmentCheck whether your project implementation unit is ready for effectiveness, first disbursement and the next supervisio…Free tool · 10 minBenefits Realisation Map BuilderLink enablers and business changes to benefits and strategic objectives, with measures, baselines, targets, dates and…

What you receive

  • A disbursement plan that matches the work plan
  • Templates and a calendar for withdrawals and reports
  • Audit findings closed and controls in place
  • A finance team that runs the cycle on its own

How we keep quality

  • Methods and tools agreed with you at inception, then applied openly
  • Every finding linked to its evidence
  • Senior review of every deliverable before it reaches you
  • Knowledge transfer: your team keeps the tools and routines

Ask about this approach

Ask in your own words. The answer comes from this page and our instruments, with the links you need.

Programmes that build this capacity

25 Jan 2027 · BudapestFinancial Management & Disbursement for World Bank-Funded Projects Training in BudapestDetails →11 Jan 2027 · AlmatyEffective Internal Audit Function Execution Training in AlmatyDetails →1 Feb 2027 · CasablancaPublic Financial Management and Performance Budgeting TrainingDetails →1 Feb 2027 · VilniusForensic Accounting and Fraud Control Training in VilniusDetails →1 Feb 2027 · ChișinăuRisk-Based Financial Auditing and Internal Control TrainingDetails →1 Feb 2027 · YerevanProject Financial Management and Investment Apprai Training in YerevanDetails →

Evaluating a proposal from Risalat?

This page shows the method we would apply to your assignment. We will gladly walk your committee through it live, online, with your own questions and data.

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Questions teams ask

What does Risalat's Project Financial Management, Disbursement and Audit approach involve?

Funds that flow on time: budgets, withdrawals, reporting and audits that keep a project disbursing. It runs in 5 phases: Fiduciary review, Budget and cash planning, Disbursement and reporting, Controls and audit, Capacity and handover. Each phase ends with an agreed deliverable.

What problem does it solve?

Projects slow down when money does not arrive where the work is: withdrawal applications are late or rejected, interim reports are not accepted, counterpart funds are missing and audit findings stay open. The fiduciary side is often the quiet reason behind a project rated at risk.

What does the client receive?

A disbursement plan that matches the work plan; Templates and a calendar for withdrawals and reports; Audit findings closed and controls in place; A finance team that runs the cycle on its own.

Can we try the method before engaging Risalat?

Yes. The instruments on this page are free and online: Project Financial Management and Disbursement Blueprint, Project Health Check, Project Audit Readiness Checklist, Financial Management Practice Test (Donor-Funded Projects). Your answers stay in your browser until you ask for a result. Evaluation committees can also ask for a live walkthrough.

How do we know where to start?

Tick what your organisation already has in the method above: the page shows the first phase that needs work and what the assignment would cover. The diagnostic gives a scored baseline in about ten minutes.

Can it be delivered as training, advisory support or both?

Both. The same method can be delivered as an advisory assignment, as an in-house or open training programme for the team, or as a combination with coaching while the team applies it to its own work.