International GASB Advisory Firm

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES)

Republic of the Marshall Islands

Strengthening Public Financial Management II

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: IDA – E5100

Assignment Title International US GASB Advisory Firm

Reference No. (as per procurement plan): MH-PFM PMO-576102-CS-CQS

The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) faces structural and institutional capacity constraints in sustaining effective public financial management and service delivery. Strengthening accounting, financial reporting, and audit readiness remains a national priority to improve fiscal transparency and accountability.

With financial support from the World Bank, the Government of RMI is implementing the Strengthening Public Financial Management II (PFM II) Project. The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the reliability, quality, and timeliness of public financial reporting, supported by modernized systems and sustained institutional capacity.

Under Component 1: Improving PFM Practices in Budget Execution and Financial Reporting, Sub-component 1.1 focuses on developing sustainable in-house capability within the Ministry of Finance, Banking & Postal Services (MOFBPS), Budgetary Central Units (BCUs), and selected Component Units (CUs) to prepare Annual Financial Statements (AFS) compliant with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) accounting standards.

MOFBPS has made progress in strengthening its financial reporting capacity and has engaged an embedded GASB Specialist and accounting personnel to progressively support strengthening of financial management and reporting practices. Additional specialized advisory support is required to assist the Ministry during the annual financial statement preparation cycle, address complex accounting and consolidation matters, enhance the current Chart of Accounts (CoA) to a unified CoA covering all government budget entities, strengthen Component Unit financial reporting and its...