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International Mandate The task before the international communityis to help the people in Kosovo to rebuildtheir lives and heal the wounds of conflict.UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan  Post-Conflict Physical infrastructure badly damaged or non-existent before conflict began; further deteriorated during and post conflict Government organizational structures, policies, and processes needed from ground up Human capacity needed strengthening Urgent need for process to receive, allocate, and control donor funds Specific Kosovo Challenges Serbian Police Station 5 blocks from FreeBalance offices Establish a Central Fiscal Authority to manage Kosovo’s fiscal issues, including Treasury; Budget; Fiscal Policy; Tax Administration; Customs; Macroeconomic Analysis and Reporting; Internal Audit. Form a team of experienced international advisors to ensure best practice design and implementation Recruit, train and mentor local staff Select and implement a financial management methodology to underpin the operations of the Central Fiscal Authority The Goal Options Considered Paper ledgers (manual system) Excel / Access Locally-developed software Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software Financial management system to help control government financial processes Protect the integrity of the revenue raising and expenditure process (donor confidence) Transparency and accountability Must comply with multiple accounting and reporting requirements – WB TRM, IMF GFS, IPSAs, best-practices, donors, creditors, local rules, and regulations Local capacity building and sustainability Multi-language capability (Albanian, Serbian and English) URGENCY Key FMIS Requirements The Early Days Late 1999 meeting with WB and IMF about challenges in transition governments. Early 2000 – FB arrives in Kosovo 26 days later FB Foundation installed – original configuration – six months of data captured - reports to CFA and donors No custom code – configuration regularly modified Procurement Wo