Earau Natalie IRU
Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
Summary
Dynamic financial professional with extensive experience at the Department of Treasury, excelling in risk management and debt strategy development. Proven track record in stakeholder engagement and policy formulation, successfully leading initiatives that enhanced compliance and fiscal stability. Adept at technical analysis, driving impactful outcomes in debt management and budget formulation.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Secretary – Strategy & Risk Management Branch
Department of Treasury
08.2021 - Current
- Lead branch operations and staff management, overseeing policy analysis, formulation, and NEC submissions.
- Conduct debt sustainability and cost-risk trade-off analyses to inform medium-term debt strategies (MTDS 2018-2022, 2023-2027, 2024-2028).
- Facilitate workshops on state-owned enterprises (SOEs) with onlending repayment issues, contributing to NEC submissions on financial risk assessments.
- Perform state guarantee analysis, working with stakeholders to mitigate financial risks and ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks.
- Collaborated with the IMF on quantitative benchmarks and policy reviews, ensuring adherence to borrowing limits and supporting fiscal stability assessments.
- Negotiate technical assistance programs with development partners (World Bank, ADB, Commonwealth Secretariat) to enhance debt management capacity.
- Align divisional work plans with departmental and ministerial key result areas (KRAs), ensuring compliance with governance frameworks.
Principal Financial Analyst – Strategy & Risk Management
Department of Treasury
08.2020 - 07.2021
- Reviewed and updated MTDS 2018-2022 for the 2022 Budget, providing quarterly debt reports and cost-risk analyses.
- Analyzed loan proposals and drafted high-level correspondences, including NEC submissions, reports, and briefs.
- Supported debt budget formulation and stakeholder reporting on public debt portfolios.
Acting Senior Officer – Data Management & Statistical Reporting
Department of Treasury
06.2014 - 12.2018
- Formulated the national debt budget and managed debt data compilation using CS-DRMS, ensuring accurate dissemination to stakeholders.
- Oversaw branch operations, maintaining compliance with financial reporting standards and debt management policies.
Acting Financial Accountant – Bilateral & Commercial Loans
Department of Treasury
06.2011 - 05.2014
- Processed loan drawdowns, serviced bilateral and commercial loans, and conducted inspections of loan-funded projects.
- Ensured timely debt servicing and compliance with loan agreements, reporting to senior management.
Assistant CS-DRMS Unit Officer
Department of Treasury
06.2009 - 06.2011
- Company Overview: Papua New Guinea
- Updated the CS-DRMS system with interest, exchange, and discount rates, performing monthly data validation and reporting.
- Assisted in formulating the national budget and final budget outcomes (FBO), ensuring data accuracy.
- Papua New Guinea
Financial Analyst – ADB Loans
Department of Treasury
01.2009 - 06.2009
- Processed ADB withdrawal applications, monitored loan-funded projects, and reported on project implementation.
- Managed debt servicing for ADB loans, ensuring compliance with financial agreements.
Education
Graduate Certificate - Public Policy & Governance
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia01.2015
Bachelor - Economics
University of Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby, NCD01.2008
Higher School Certificate -
Sogeri National High School
Port Moresby, NCD01.1999
Skills
- Risk management and assessment
- Risk framework design
- Budget management and formulation
- Debt strategy development
- Project leadership and execution
- Technical analysis and policy development
- Regulatory compliance and oversight
- Policy monitoring and formulation
- Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
- Database management
- Project schedule coordination
References
- Jeffrey Walua, First Assistant Secretary, Financial Management Division, Department of Treasury, (675) 312 8743, jeffrey_walua@treasury.gov.pg
- Mr. Gholam Azarbayejani, ADB Public Debt Management Advisor to PNG, gazarbayejani@hotmail.com
- Damien Horiambe, Alternate Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, +632 8632-6048, dhoriambe@adb.org
- Napae Hurim, Deputy Secretary - Budgets and Financial Management Wing, Department of Treasury, +675 313 3678, +675 78378467, Napae_Hurim@treasury.gov.pg
Professional Development
- World Bank-IMF Joint Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries (LIC DSF), The World Bank, Shanghai, PR China, 2014
- Training Workshop on CS-DRMS Version 2.0, Commonwealth Secretariat, Nadi, Fiji, 2015
- Fiduciary Workshop for World Bank Financed Projects, The World Bank Group, Port Moresby, NCD, 2011
- Fundamentals of Bond Market, UNITAR Course, Online, 2010
- Effective Report Writing, Daltron Training Centre, Port Moresby, NCD, 2010
Timeline
Assistant Secretary – Strategy & Risk Management Branch
Department of Treasury
08.2021 - Current
Principal Financial Analyst – Strategy & Risk Management
Department of Treasury
08.2020 - 07.2021
Acting Senior Officer – Data Management & Statistical Reporting
Department of Treasury
06.2014 - 12.2018
Acting Financial Accountant – Bilateral & Commercial Loans
Department of Treasury
06.2011 - 05.2014
Assistant CS-DRMS Unit Officer
Department of Treasury
06.2009 - 06.2011
Financial Analyst – ADB Loans
Department of Treasury
01.2009 - 06.2009
Graduate Certificate - Public Policy & Governance
University of Queensland
Bachelor - Economics
University of Papua New Guinea
Higher School Certificate -
Sogeri National High School
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