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Federa Financia Management Certificate Program Management Concepts Federa Financia Management Certificate Program (FCP) is a proven, comprehensive professiona deveopment program designed to enhance and acceerate career growth for accountants, auditors, budget anaysts, and financia managers. How the Program Works Step 1: CHOOSE YOUR TRK Accounting Associate and s Auditing Associate and s Budgeting Associate and s Financia Management Associate and s CHOOSE THE RIGHT TRK FOR YOU Retooed for more fexibiity, we now offer an associate track for introductory earning as we as a more advanced master track to fine tune expertise areas for your professiona deveopment. Subjects incude: Accounting: For individuas who work in or with the accounting function and want to gain, strengthen, or update their knowedge, skis, and effectiveness in this critica area. Auditing: For individuas who work with or as auditors and want to earn and appy the atest auditing techniques to support program efficiency and effectiveness. Budgeting: For individuas who work in budgeting or dea with the budget and want to deveop their skis to make effective use of government resources. Financia Management: For individuas who want to improve their job performance by deveoping a broad understanding of budgeting, accounting, and the ega and effective use of appropriated funds. The matrix on pages 4-5 shows how our courses aign with each certificate program track. WE LL BRING THE TRAINING TO YOU. Management Concepts understands there are unique and different goas, objectives, earning stye preferences, budgets, and trave imitations. That s why our fexibe deivery options meet a your needs. Step 2: ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM Submit the Letter of Intent (found on page 11 or at www.managementconcepts.com/loi). Submitting this form enros you in the program but does not obigate you to take any courses. Step 3: SELECT AND REGISTER FOR COURSES Browse our website at www.managementconcepts.com for fu course descriptions, ocations, and dates. Step 4: COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS You must compete a the program requirements within three years of the first day of the first course you take for certificate program credit. You must attend a casses in their entirety and pass fina examinations (if appicabe). Step 5: GRADUATE! When you have fufied a your program requirements, you wi receive a certificate recognizing your achievement. Letter of Intent Sef-study virtua. Group onine. With a team. At your ocation. Across the nation. Wordwide. Visit www.managementconcepts.com/deiveryoptions for more information. Customize a Certificate Program for Your Organization We wi partner with you to create a unique curricuum customized to meet your organization s specific deveopment needs. Contact us at 888.545.8575 to earn more. 888.545.8575 www.managementconcepts.com 2015 Management Concepts 888.545.8575 www.managementconcepts.com 2015 Management Concepts 1
Choose the Right Track for You COUNTING TRK DITING TRK BUDGETING TRK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRK Gain a thorough understanding of Federa accounting techniques and procedures aong with the practica skis needed to stay on top of this rapidy changing fied. Acquire foundationa knowedge and buid the genera skis critica to effectivey engage in audit activities in today s accountabiity-driven, performancefocused environment. Understand the atest poicies and earn how to deveop, execute, monitor, and adjust budgets to meet Federa guideines. Answer today s tough financia management questions: How are budgets prepared? How does appropriations aw imit the use of funds? Federa Accounting Fundamentas U.S. Standard Genera Ledger: Practica Appications Audit Boot Camp Preparing High-Impact Audit Reports Interna Contros: Meeting Federa Requirements for Accountabiity Budget Anayst s Essentia Guide to Formuation, Justification, and Execution Budgeting and Accounting: Making the Connection Budget Anayst s Essentia Guide to Formuation, Justification, and Execution Federa Accounting Fundamentas Federa Accounting Fundamentas U.S. Standard Genera Ledger: Practica Appications Eective Courses Choose five eective courses from the Accounting Track, Additiona Eectives of Interest, or Skis for Professiona Growth. See matrix on pages 4-5 for a compete isting of appicabe courses. Audit Boot Camp Preparing High-Impact Audit Reports Interna Contros: Meeting Federa Requirements for Accountabiity Eective Courses* Choose three eective courses from the Auditing Track. In addition, choose two courses from Skis for Professiona Growth. See matrix on pages 4-5 for a compete isting of appicabe courses. Budget Anayst s Essentia Guide to Formuation, Justification, and Execution Budgeting and Accounting: Making the Connection Eective Courses Choose five eective courses from the Budgeting Track, Additiona Eectives of Interest, or Skis for Professiona Growth. See matrix on pages 4-5 for a compete isting of appicabe courses. Budget Anayst s Essentia Guide to Formuation, Justification, and Execution Federa Accounting Fundamentas Eective Courses Choose a combination of five eective courses from within the Financia Management Track, Additiona Eectives of Interest, or Skis for Professiona Growth. You must have a minimum of two Skis for Professiona Growth. See matrix on pages 4-5 for a compete isting of appicabe courses. NOTE: See the matrix on pages 4-5 for a fu ist of FCP courses. What Are Skis for Professiona Growth Courses? These are courses from discipines outside of financia management that are crucia to managing financia programs and activities. These courses are identified with the SPG icon in the ist of FCP courses on pages 4-5. What are Additiona Eectives of Interest? These are courses within Federa Financia Management, but outside of the given subject matter area of one track. These courses are identified with a s in the ist of courses on pages 4-5. *As an additiona eective, but not required, students may choose from the ist of Additiona Eectives of Interest for the Auditing track. 2 888.545.8575 www.managementconcepts.com 2015 Management Concepts 888.545.8575 www.managementconcepts.com 2015 Management Concepts 3
Certificate Program Curricuum Matrix The Federa Financia Management Certificate Program Curricuum Matrix shows how Management Concepts courses count toward the competion of each program track. Use the key to ocate core courses and eectives for your track. KEY Courses SPG = Skis for Professiona Growth Course H = Core Course = Eective Course s = Additiona Eectives of Interest = Accounting Course = Auditing Course = Budgeting Course = Financia Management Course Accounting for Business Operations in Government Anaytics Boot Camp SPG The Antideficiency Act s s s Anytime Coaching SPG Appying GPRAMA to Improve Performance Effectiveness s s s Appropriations Law for Business Operations in Government s s s Appropriations Law Refresher and Update s s s Appropriations Law Seminar H s H H Army PPBES Workshop s Audit Boot Camp s H s Auditing Fundamentas in the Federa Environment s s s Audit Interviews: Skis for Success s s s Briefing and Presentation Skis SPG Budget Anayst s Essentia Guide to Formuation, Justification, and Execution s H H Budget Estimating Using Microsoft Exce Budget Execution s s Budget Formuation s s Budget Justification: Effective Preparation and Submission s Budgeting and Accounting: Making the Connection H s Buiding and Sustaining Teams SPG Business Writing SPG Capita Asset Panning and Justification Using OMB Criteria s Cost-Benefit Anaysis Using Microsoft Exce s s Creativity and Innovation SPG Critica Thinking for Probem Soving SPG Customer Service Skis and Techniques SPG Data Anaysis for Financia Managers Using Microsoft Exce s s Data Coection Techniques SPG Decision Making SPG COUNTING TRKS DITING BUDGETING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Courses TRKS Decision Support for Financia Managers s s Deveoping the Independent Government Cost Estimate SPG Essentia Communications for the Audit Lifecyce s s Ethica Decision Making for Financia Managers s s Evauating and Presenting Anaysis Resuts SPG Federa Accounting Fundamentas H H The Federa Budget Process s Federa Financia Management Overview s s Federa Financia Statement Audits s s Financia Management of Business Operations in Government s Financia Management of Defense Working Capita Funds s Fisca Law in DoD s s s Forensic Auditing: Detection and Prevention of Fraud s s Fundamentas of Overhead and Other Indirect Cost Rates SPG HR Essentias for Government Supervisors Interna Contro Over Financia Reporting s s Interna Contros: Meeting Federa Requirements for Accountabiity s H s Interpersona Skis: Deveoping Effective Reationships SPG Introduction to Federa Contracting SPG Keeping the Audit on Track: Critica Skis for Audit Managers s s Key to Audit Success: Focus on Objectives s s Leadership and Management Skis for Non-Managers SPG Leadership Skis and Techniques SPG Making Decisions Using Earned Vaue SPG Navigating Change in Turbuent Times SPG Overview of Interna Contro Guidance s s Performance Auditing s PPBE Workshop: Defense Panning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution s Preparation and Anaysis of the SF 133 s Preparing Federa Financia Statements Using the U.S. Standard Genera Ledger Preparing High-Impact Audit Reports s H s Program and Budget Anaysis Using Microsoft Exce s Program Evauation for Improved Decision-Making SPG s s Project Management Essentias for Non-Project Managers SPG Project Management Principes SPG The Prompt Payment Act and Voucher Examination s Resoving Confict SPG Statements of Federa Financia Accounting Standards: SFFAS U.S. Standard Genera Ledger: Practica Appications H s COUNTING DITING BUDGETING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 4 888.545.8575 www.managementconcepts.com 2015 Management Concepts 888.545.8575 www.managementconcepts.com 2015 Management Concepts 5
Features and Benefits Frequenty Asked Questions Career and Professiona Skis Enhancement Competing a Management Concepts certificate program demonstrates your ongoing commitment to, and investment in, your professiona deveopment and the success of your organization which shows a eve of dedication and motivation greaty vaued by high-performing organizations. Personaized Programs Your job demands a unique set of skis. Our certificate program offers a wide variety of eective courses, making it easy to match your curricuum to your specific requirements, interests, and goas. We provide guidance to hep you deveop a curricuum structured around your needs. Immediate Appication Advanced instructiona design techniques incorporate peer discussions, case studies, group exercises, practica earning activities, and assessments enabing you to appy what you earn in cass directy to your work environment. Current Topics and Comprehensive Materias Course topics and materias are continuousy updated to refect changes in aws and requirements and the atest industry best practices. Our course manuas serve as both in-cass guides and post-course reference materias. Professiona Recognition Upon competion, you wi receive a framed certificate that signifies your knowedge and proficiency in the reated competencies, requirements, and best practices. This new eve of accompishment wi be highy regarded throughout your professiona community. Peer Network As you compete your certificate program courses, you wi meet and earn from other professionas in your fied peope with simiar career chaenges and goas. Q. Where can I find course descriptions, schedues, and pricing? A. Course descriptions, schedues, and pricing can be found on our website at www.managementconcepts.com. Q. Do I have to take courses in sequence to receive FCP credit? A. No, but most students find that competing the core course requirements first heps them better understand the eective course materia. Q. What are Skis for Professiona Growth courses? A. Skis for Professiona Growth courses address professiona discipines outside of Federa financia management that are crucia to managing financia programs and activities. These courses are identified on pages 4-5 of this brochure with the SPG icon. Q. Can I receive FCP credit for Management Concepts courses that I attended prior to registering for the certificate program? A. Yes, provided that the courses are approved FCP courses, were taken within the required three-year period, you attended the courses in their entirety, and passed the course examinations (if appicabe). If you have not taken the course exams, you may schedue them through your Certificate Program Administrator. Q. If I attend an onsite Management Concepts course hosted by my organization, wi I receive FCP credit? A. Yes, if the course is incuded in your track, was conducted in its entirety, you attended the course in its entirety, and passed the course examination. If you attended an abbreviated version of the course, you must submit a etter of request to the Certificate Program Board and receive approva. Q. May I transfer courses taken esewhere to my FCP curricuum? A. Management Concepts wi consider each request on a case-by-case basis. Requests to transfer or substitute courses must be submitted in writing to the Certificate Program Board. Transfer credit wi be accepted for one course ony. You must provide the certificate of competion, course syabus and earning objectives, tabe of contents from the course text, number of CPE credits earned, and name of the institution. If the Board approves the course transfer, you wi be required to pass the course examination of the equivaent Management Concepts course. To earn more about group onsite or custom deivery options, ca 888.545.8575. More questions? Pease visit www.managementconcepts.com/fcp or contact your Certificate Program Administrator at 888.545.8575. 6 888.545.8575 www.managementconcepts.com 2015 Management Concepts 888.545.8575 www.managementconcepts.com 2015 Management Concepts 7
Course Highights The foowing pages provide brief descriptions for severa core and eective certificate program courses. Pease visit www.managementconcepts.com where you wi find the most up-to-date information incuding dates, tuition fees, and ocations. A Management Concepts courses are avaiabe for group onsite deivery. Budgeting and Accounting: Making the Connection Reate budget obigations to agency assets, iabiities, and expenses Determine unfunded budget requirements from accounting reports Track budgetary and proprietary accounting transactions through the budget execution process KEY = Instructor-Led Live Cassroom = Instructor-Led Onine = Accounting = Auditing = Budgeting = Financia Management = Accounting = Auditing = Budgeting = Financia Management Budget Estimating Using Exce Buid a compete budget workbook using Exce to estimate and present budget needs for any program Maximize your productivity by everaging numerous Exce shortcuts within your budget workbook Optimize your worksheets using tempates, graphs, and formuas Appropriations Law Refresher and Update Evauate the atest changes in the GAO s Principes of Federa Appropriations Law Examine ruings regarding ega avaiabiity of appropriations as to purpose, time, and amount Assess the atest vioations of the Antideficiency Act (ADA) Federa Accounting Fundamentas Reate budget obigations to agency assets, iabiities, and expenses Determine unfunded budget requirements from accounting reports Track budgetary and proprietary accounting transactions through the budget execution process Appropriations Law Seminar Federa Financia Management Overview Determine the ega avaiabiity of appropriations as to purpose, time, and amount Ensure that obigations are charged to the correct fund sources Avoid vioations of the ADA LENGTH: 4 days NASBA CPE CREDITS: 32 Define Federa financia management terminoogy and Federa budget process Describe how to track and contro budget execution Identify the egisative requirements for financia management in the Federa government The Antideficiency Act Forensic Auditing: Detection and Prevention of Fraud Describe the appropriations process and terms surrounding ADA vioations Identify ADA vioations, appy the provisions of the ADA, and recognize exceptions to the ADA Discuss ADA cases appicabe to today s appropriations aw environment Use data anaysis techniques to identify high risk transactions for further review and investigation Learn new ways to pan audits to take advantage of avaiabe information system resources Compare and contrast different fraud schemes Audit Boot Camp Interna Contros: Meeting Federa Requirements for Accountabiity Describe the major types of audits and the phases for each type Appy the most current GAGAS, aso known as the Yeow Book Identify and appy the GAGAS standards of evidence Expain the importance and content of the Integrity Act Discuss the requirements of OMB Circuar A-123 Appy the GAO interna contros standards to any aspect of management techniques LENGTH: 5 days NASBA CPE CREDITS: 40 Budget Anayst s Essentia Guide to Formuation, Justification, and Execution Faciitate your agency s participation in the Federa budget process Budget for costs invoving abor and non-abor categories by object cass and major program activity Coaborate with program managers to monitor and anayze program spending U.S. Standard Genera Ledger Practica Appications Appy the USSGL at the transaction eve in a phases of the accounting and budget cyces Use the USSGL chart of accounts in executing accounting transactions Use the USSGL to anayze and record reimbursabe financia events 8 888.545.8575 www.managementconcepts.com 2015 Management Concepts 888.545.8575 www.managementconcepts.com 2015 Management Concepts 9
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