Budget Surplus
Done Differently
Fibuqia brings together practitioners who work with surplus funds daily — people who can speak to what actually happens when organisations have more than they planned for.
What each session covers
Each webinar is built around a specific decision point — not a general overview of the topic, but a concrete scenario that organisations face when surplus funds accumulate unexpectedly.
Identifying surplus before it becomes a liability
Many organisations recognise a surplus only at year-end, which limits their options. This session examines the monitoring patterns that allow mid-year identification — and what that changes about the decisions available.
Allocation timing and its downstream effects
Decisions made in the first week after surplus recognition carry different consequences than those made at month-end. Speakers walk through real allocation timelines and how sequencing affected outcomes in each case.
Reserve strategies that hold under pressure
Setting aside surplus as a reserve sounds straightforward — until governance structures, audit requirements, and competing departmental claims enter the picture. This session focuses on reserve frameworks that survive scrutiny.
Communicating surplus decisions to stakeholders
How surplus is explained matters as much as how it is used. Speakers address the communication patterns that maintain trust — particularly when surplus arises from underspending rather than revenue growth.
How participants engage
Attendance patterns and interaction rates across Fibuqia webinars on financial management topics, drawn from sessions delivered since 2014.
On surplus and related budget management topics
Typical session length including structured Q&A
Each series draws from distinct organisational contexts
Who leads these sessions
Fibuqia selects speakers based on direct experience with surplus management decisions — not on academic credentials alone. Each speaker has navigated the scenarios they discuss.
Ciarán Ó Floinn
Spent fourteen years in local authority finance across two counties, with direct responsibility for end-of-year surplus reporting and reallocation decisions. His sessions focus on the constraints that public bodies face when surplus arises from underspent capital budgets.
Aoife Ní Bhriain
Works with charitable organisations on governance structures for financial reserves. Her sessions address the specific tension between donor expectations and the practical need to hold surplus as operational buffer — a tension most small organisations handle poorly.
Tomáš Velebný
Advises small and medium businesses on cash flow planning, with a focus on the period after an unexpectedly strong trading quarter. His sessions are grounded in the specific decisions that business owners face when surplus appears mid-year and tax implications shift the calculation. Tomáš brings a direct, scenario-based style that participants consistently describe as the most practically applicable of the series.
Sessions are open to finance professionals, organisational decision-makers, and anyone managing funds with a surplus component.
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