BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFGFOA Beginner Boot Camp\nHyatt Pla ce Lakeland Center\n525 West Orange Street\nLakeland\, FL 33815\nSpeaker:& nbsp\; Lynda M. Dennis\, received her Ph.D. in Public Affairs and her Maste r&rsquo\;s in Public Administration from the University of Central Florida \; she received her bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in accounting and finance fro m the University of West Florida.\nShe is a Florida CPA and Certified Gove rnment Finance Officer. Lynda is a full-time lecturer in the Kenneth Dixon School of Accounting at the University of Central Florida. Additionally\, she is a contract CPE discussion leader and course developer in the areas \nof accounting and reporting for governmental and not-for-profit organiza tions. Her experience includes serving as a chief finance officer in gover nmental and not-for-profit organizations primarily in Florida\, as well as working as an auditor for local and\nBig 4 firms with an emphasis in the insurance\, government and not-for-profit sectors. Lynda actively particip ates in committee and other volunteer work for the AICPA and FICPA\, and i s a frequent speaker at governmental and not-for profit accounting confere nces.\nShe has published a number of CPE courses\, as well as a book on st rategy implementation (both for governmental and not-for profit organizati ons) for the AICPA and a public finance primer for the American Public Wor ks Association.\nThis is an intense\, two-day workshop for beginners that will introduce the basics of accounting and financial reporting for state and local governments. The intricacies of fund accounting will be reviewed \, including the various bases of\naccounting used to record governmental transactions. In addition\, accountability through budgetary methodologies and control mechanisms will be covered as well as budgetary accounting co ncepts. The Beginner Boot Camp has been held at the School of Governmental \nFinance for the past five years and has sold out each time. Space is lim ited\, applicants should sign up as soon as possible.\nClass size is limit ed for intense\, hands-on interaction between the speaker and participants . Pre-registration and a separate fee are required for this two-day event. See registration form.\n\nFor more information\, contact Karen Pastula \n kpastula@flcities.com or (850) 701-3618.\nThursday\, March 16\nCPE Credits : 8 Hours \nThe Government Environment \n8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. \nThis firs t session of the two-day boot camp will introduce attendees to general acc ounting and the GASB standard setting of the government environment\; expl aining the difference from the private sector.\nFund Accounting and Financ ial Statements\n10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. \nThis session will discuss fund a ccounting and financial statements\; how to create funds\, the categories of funds and fund types. \;\n\nTypical Government Transactions\n1:00 p .m. - 2:40 p.m. \nThis session will discuss typical government transaction s\, such as assets\, liabilities\, revenues and gains\, nonexchange transa ctions\, expenses/expenditures and leases and other sources and uses.\nBud geting and Internal Control\n3:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. \nThis last session of the day will start with the role of the budget\, budget formats\, encumbra nces and exploring real-word budgets. It will finish with the COSO interna l control framework. \; \;\n\nFriday\, March 17\nCPE Credits: 8 Ho urs \nReview of Governmental Accounting and Reporting\n8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a. m. \nThis first session of the day will review governmental accounting and reporting by discussing government activities\, categories and types of f unds\, measurement focus and basis of accounting.\nThe Financial Reporting Entity and Discussion of Various Accounting Issues\n10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a. m. \nThis session will discuss the financial reporting entity and various accounting issues such as investments\, fixed assets and depreciation\, ge neral long-term liabilities and debt service\, year-end accruals and\, fun d equity.\nFinancial Reporting \n1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. \nThis session will discuss basic financial statements\, government-wide\, fund level\, major funds\, budget-to-actual comparison and the MD&\;A. Attendees will get hands-on practice by exploring real-world financial statements. \;\n\ nAccounting for Grants \n3:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. \nThis final session of the two-day boot camp will review the allowable costs for grants\, requiremen ts of the Uniform Guidance\, cost concepts and cost allocations.\n DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180314 DTSTAMP:20240329T094450Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180312 LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:FGFOA Beginner Boot Camp UID:RFCALITEM638472878907318167 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n
FGF OA Beginner Boot Camp
\nHyatt Place Lakeland Cente r
\n525 West Orange Street
\nLakeland\, FL 33815
\nSpeaker: \; Lynda M. Dennis\, received her Ph.D. in Public Affairs and her Master&rsquo\;s in Pu blic Administration from the University of Central Florida\; she received her bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in accounting and finance from the University of West Florida.\nShe is a Florida CPA and Certified Government Finance O fficer. Lynda is a full-time lecturer in the Kenneth Dixon School of Accou nting at the University of Central Florida. Additionally\, she is a contra ct CPE discussion leader and course developer in the areas\nof accounting and reporting for governmental and not-for-profit organizations. Her exper ience includes serving as a chief finance officer in governmental and not- for-profit organizations primarily in Florida\, as well as working as an a uditor for local and\nBig 4 firms with an emphasis in the insurance\, gove rnment and not-for-profit sectors. Lynda actively participates in committe e and other volunteer work for the AICPA and FICPA\, and is a frequent spe aker at governmental and not-for profit accounting conferences.\nShe has p ublished a number of CPE courses\, as well as a book on strategy implement ation (both for governmental and not-for profit organizations) for the AIC PA and a public finance primer for the American Public Works Association.< /p>\n
This is an intense\, two-day workshop for beginn ers that will introduce the basics of accounting and financial reporting f or state and local governments. The intricacies of fund accounting will be reviewed\, including the various bases of\naccounting used to record gove rnmental transactions. In addition\, accountability through budgetary meth odologies and control mechanisms will be covered as well as budgetary acco unting concepts. The Beginner Boot Camp has been held at the School of Gov ernmental\nFinance for the past five years and has sold out each time. Spa ce is limited\, applicants should sign up as soon as possible.
\nClass size is limited for intense\, hands-on interaction be tween the speaker and participants. Pre-registration and a separate fee ar e required for this two-day event. See registration form.\n
\nFor more information\, contact Karen Pastula \nkpastula@flcities.com or (850) 701-3618.
\nThursday\, March 16
\nCPE Cre dits: 8 Hours
\nThe Government Environment
\n8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
\nThis first session of the two-day boot camp will introduce attendees to genera l accounting and the GASB standard setting of the government environment\; explaining the difference from the private sector.
\nFund Accounting and Financial Statements
\n10: 00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
\nThis session will discuss fund accounting and financial statements\; how to create funds\, the categ ories of funds and fund types. \;\n
\nTypical Government Transactions
\n1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. p>\n
This session will discuss typical government tran sactions\, such as assets\, liabilities\, revenues and gains\, nonexchange transactions\, expenses/expenditures and leases and other sources and use s.
\nBudgeting and Internal Control
\n3:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
\nThis last ses sion of the day will start with the role of the budget\, budget formats\, encumbrances and exploring real-word budgets. It will finish with the COSO internal control framework. \; \;\n
\nFri day\, March 17
\nCPE Credits: 8 Hours
\nReview of Governmental Accounting and Reporting
\n8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
\nThis first session of the day will review governmental accounting and reporting by d iscussing government activities\, categories and types of funds\, measurem ent focus and basis of accounting.
\nThe Financial Reporting Entity and Discussion of Various Accounting Issues
\n10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
\nThis sess ion will discuss the financial reporting entity and various accounting iss ues such as investments\, fixed assets and depreciation\, general long-ter m liabilities and debt service\, year-end accruals and\, fund equity.
\ nFinancial Reporting
\n1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
\nThis session will discuss basi c financial statements\, government-wide\, fund level\, major funds\, budg et-to-actual comparison and the MD&\;A. Attendees will get hands-on pra ctice by exploring real-world financial statements. \;\n
\nAccounting for Grants
\n3:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
\nThis final session of the two-day boo t camp will review the allowable costs for grants\, requirements of the Un iform Guidance\, cost concepts and cost allocations.
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