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Ten years young and growing: GFOA's Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) program.(Management & Careers)(Government Finance Officers Association)

Government Finance Review

| February 01, 2007 | Chase, Bruce W. | COPYRIGHT 2007 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In 1997, the Government Finance Officers Association launched its Certified Public Finance Officer program. The program is designed to test a finance officer's knowledge in five areas essential to government finance:

* Governmental Accounting, Auditing, and Financial reporting

* Cash Management and Investments

* Debt Management

* Operating and Capital Budgeting

* Pension and Benefits, Risk Management, and Procurement

The first examination to be developed and offered covered governmental accounting, auditing, and financial reporting. The exam was offered in seven locations in 1997. Each subsequent year another ...

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