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DESCRIPTION:The Illinois Government Finance Professionals Academy is design
 ed to provide a solid foundation of skills\, knowledge\, and an appreciati
 on of the unique environment and dynamics of professional government finan
 ce practices in Illinois.  Participants will gain a practical and relevant
  understanding of the fundamental concepts underlying state and local gove
 rnmental accounting and reporting while engaging in networking opportuniti
 es throughout the two-day Academy.Sessions Include: • ABC’s of Governmenta
 l Budgeting• Banking Basics and Tools for the Finance Professional• Basics
  of Investing• Cyber Security\, What Every Finance Professional Needs to K
 now• Governmental Accounting Overview • Local Government Reporting Due Dat
 es • Pension Primer• Perfect Procurement Policies and Procedures• Principl
 es of Professional Government Finance• Purchasing Fundamentals for Finance
  Managers• Revenue Overview • What Make a Good Finance DirectorAGENDA and 
 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS(download pdf document)\nWho Should Attend• Profession
 als who work in government and public accounting with limited experience i
 n governmental accounting and financial reporting• New finance department 
 personnel seeking an overview of government finance• Non-finance professio
 nals such as department heads and assistant department heads whose primary
  duties are unrelated to finance• Elected officials unfamiliar with govern
 ment finance\nLearning Objectives:  Participants completing this session w
 ill be able to: (download pdf document)Prerequisites: NoneAdvanced prepara
 tion required: No advanced preparation requiredDelivery method: Group-live
 CPE program level: OverviewField of Study: Accounting (Governmental)-Techn
 ical\, Finance -Technical\, Regulatory Ethics - Non-Techncial\, Informatio
 n Technology-Technical\, Personal Development-Non-TechnicalCPE credits : A
 bout 15 CPE hours\nAccommodationsNIU Naperville is easily accessible from 
 Interstates 88 and 355\, just 27 miles from both O'Hare International Airp
 ort and Midway International Airport\, and less than five miles from the M
 etra Train Station. For a list of hotels near NIU Naperville\, visit https
 ://www.niu.edu/conferenceCenters/naperville/service_amenities/hotel_info/n
 aperville-hotel-map.pdf
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LOCATION:NIU Naperville\, 1120 E. Diehl Road\, Naperville\, Illinois 60563
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SUMMARY:Illinois Government Finance Professionals' Academy I
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