Advanced Government Accounting Series
Course Overview
Title | Advanced Government Accounting Series |
|---|---|
Level | Advanced |
Prerequisite | Attendance of GFOA’s Accounting Academy, Government Accounting Intensive Series, an equivalent program, or comparable level of understanding of public-sector accounting and financial reporting. |
Field of Study | Governmental accounting and financial reporting |
Topics | Accounting and Financial Reporting |
Format | Offered Both as Group-Live Class and E-Learning Opportunity |
CPE | 16/20 |
This seminar is designed to provide participants with a solid working knowledge of specialized accounting and financial reporting used by state and local governments for selected topics.
Learning Objectives
Those who successfully complete this series should gain a basic understanding of the appropriate governmental accounting and financial reporting related to:
- Investments
- Grants
- Joint ventures, majority equity interests, and similar arrangements
- Sales and pledges of receivables and future revenues
- Compensated absences
- Government combinations and transfers of operations
- Risk financing
- Fiduciary activities
- Irrevocable split interest agreements
- Government-wide financial statements conversion and consolidation
- Environmental obligations: Landfills, pollution remediation, and asset retirement obligations
- Internal control
- Common deficiencies found in annual comprehensive financial reports
- Derivatives
Who Will Benefit
CFO/Finance Director | Controller | Accountant |
Schedule and Sample Agenda
Format | Agenda | CPE | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group Live | 16 CPE | 8 Hours | 8 Hours | ||||
E-Learning | 20 CPE | 4 Hours | 4 Hours | 4 Hours | 4 Hours | 4 Hours |
Course Instructors
This course is taught by finance officers and other industry experts.