Program managers need to understand the basics of financial management, and financial managers need to develop a broader vision of their own role. Both types of managers must learn to seek input from each other during planning, share information during program implementation, and collaborate in monitoring and evaluating the organization’s work.

This resource presents the key concepts and tools required to prepare financial plans and to monitor and use program resources responsibly, appropriately, and cost-effectively. It discusses the role of financial management in health organizations and the role of both program and financial staff in making financial management work. It presents a financial management model and discusses each layer of the model, including budgeting and accounting tools, financial analysis applications, and important financial and strategic decisions.