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5 day residential school

The Christmas PFM Mastery School for the Digital Finance Era

The year-end capstone where leadership, analytics, assets and IPSAS come together, five days of mastery by the Indian Ocean.

Location Mombasa, Kenya
Dates 14 to 18 December 2026
From USD 599 per delegate
Early bird 20 per cent until 14 September 2026
The course

The year is ending; your growth shouldn't. The Christmas PFM Mastery School is where the year's disciplines come together, leadership, IPSAS and clean audit, assets, analytics and AI, in five focused days by the Indian Ocean.

This is a capstone, not another course. It is built for finance professionals who want to consolidate what they know, close the gaps, and leave with one clear plan to lead in 2027. No noise and no unnecessary theory, practical mastery, and the space to think.

Most year-end events are either pure holiday or pure content. Few give senior finance people both, the setting to reflect and the substance to return sharper. That combination is why delegates come back each December.

Who it is for
  • Accountants
  • Auditors
  • Finance officers
  • Budget managers
  • Treasury professionals
  • Revenue managers
  • Public finance leaders

What you leave with

  • Connect PFM, IPSAS, assets, analytics and AI into one way of working.
  • Sharpen IPSAS and financial-reporting judgement for cleaner audits.
  • Put AI, automation and analytics to work on real finance tasks.
  • Lead people and change through the shift to digital public finance.
  • Benchmark your institution against peers from across Africa.
  • Leave with a personal 2027 leadership and delivery plan.
Agenda

5 days, one arc

  • 01 Day 1

    Leadership & Professionalisation

    • Leading the digital finance transition
    • the professional standard
    • where you and your institution stand today.
  • 02 Day 2

    IPSAS, Reporting & Clean Audit

    • Consolidating accrual reporting and audit-readiness
    • closing the findings that recur year after year.
  • 03 Day 3

    Assets & Data Analytics

    • Audit-proof asset registers
    • turning financial data into dashboards and decisions leaders can defend.
  • 04 Day 4

    AI, Automation & Productivity

    • Practical AI and automation for finance
    • doing more with less, responsibly and under control.
  • 05 Day 5

    Your 2027 Plan

    • Bringing it all together
    • reflection, peer networking and a personal action plan
    • certification.
Pricing

Three delegate tiers

Regular USD 599 per delegate
  • Full access to all five days of the school
  • Course materials and digital toolkit
  • Certificate of completion
  • Daily refreshments and lunch
  • Networking opportunities
VIP USD 1,999 per delegate
  • Priority seating and fast-track registration
  • Exclusive leadership briefing session
  • Executive networking dinner
  • VIP delegate recognition package
VVIP USD 2,899 per delegate

Limited to 15 seats

  • Private executive roundtable with the lead facilitators on leading digital finance
  • One-on-one PFM advisory clinic for your institution
  • Reserved front-row seating throughout the school
  • Mombasa oceanfront gala dinner and airport transfers
  • Recognition as a Sovereign Circle delegate in all course materials

Early bird discounts apply by registration date and are calculated when you register. Group registrations of four or more delegates are invoiced together.

Save 20 per cent until 14 September 2026

Registration takes about four minutes and an invoice is issued immediately.