Maria João Kaizeler is a CA, CPA and CIA with over 20 years’ experience in PFM, accounting, control and audit. For 15+ years she has focused on assessing and strengthening country, sector, and agency FM systems and capacity.  She is ADB’s FM focal for the Philippines, where she led the 2025 PEFA++ and PFM assessments, and is facilitating the design of the Philippines PFM Reform Action Plan. She is one of the architects of the SAFMA framework.