Cash Management and Investment of Public Funds
October 4-6, 2011
Fee $425
This course is one of the core courses for the finance officers' certification program. Participants will learn about goals, process and organizations for successful cash management; how to evaluate banking services and financial institutions; investment strategies; investment policies; and accounting and reporting for investments.
Finance officers, treasurers, and/or staff with cash management responsibilities
Recommended Continuing Professional Education Credit for Certified Public Accountants will be twenty-four (24) hours. The School of Government is registered with the NC State Board of CPA Examiners as a sponsor of continuing professional education. Comments or complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to NC State Board of CPA Examiners, PO Box 12827, Raleigh, NC 27605-2827.
Completion of this course fulfills one of the core course requirements for the Local Government Finance Officers' Certification Program
Local Government Federal Credit Union
The next deadline for SOG course scholarships from the Local Government Federal Credit Union is August 1, 2011. These scholarships will cover all or part of the tuition for any SOG course, seminar or workshop. Scholarship applicants must be members of the LGFCU.
The LGFCU offers this program to help nurture the career development of its members who are employed in local government in North Carolina. Awards are made three times each year, or until funds are expended. Applications are accepted throughout the year, with deadlines of April 1, August 1, and December 1—so when considering courses and scholarships, advance planning is helpful.
For information and a copy of the application, visit https://www.lgfcu.org/pages/applications.php.
Applications may also be obtained by emailing info@lgfcu.org or calling 1-800-344-4846.
Instructors: Faculty for the course will be composed of staff of the School of Government and the Department of State Treasurer, experienced logal government finance officers and investment officials and representatives from banks and other financial institutions.
Teaching Methods: Lectures, class discussions, case studies and referral to actual experiences as teaching methods.
Participants should have at least one year experience in local government finance and be a local government or school system finance officer, analyst, or staff member who exercises oversight responsibilities for public cash management and investment functions.
Level of Knowledge: Intermediate
3 Days
Course participants who cancel their registration on or before September 20, 2011 will receive a full refund. Those who cancel on or before September 27, 2011 will receive a full refund, less a $25 cancellation fee. No refund will be made for cancellations made after September 27, 2011. All cancellations must be submitted in writing, as outlined in the School's cancellation policy.
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