Local Financial Programs Level II Curriculum

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Local Government Finance Officer Level II Certification

Contact Sherri Phillips at 678.985.6813

The Local Government Finance Officer Level II Certification requires completion of four core courses, 12 elective course contact hours, and a financial management project within a three-year time frame.

Once the certificate is earned, 15 contact hours of continuing education offered through the Carl Vinson Institute of Government are required every two years to maintain certification. The two-year reporting period begins January 1 of the odd year and ends on December 31 of the even year. No continuing education is required in the calendar year the certification is earned. For those certified one year but less than two during the reporting period, six contact hours will be required during the initial certification period.

Program courses listed below. Courses have three delivery methods - Classroom, Live Virtual or Online, Self-Study. To select Live Virtual or Classroom, select the course title to view dates.

Courses

0071 \| Intermediate Governmental Accounting
0072 \| Intermediate Budget for Local Government
0073 \| Internal Control for Local Government
0074 \| Revenue Administration for Local Government
0075 \| Level II Finance Officer Project
0084 \| Basic Microsoft Excel
0085 \| Advanced Microsoft Excel
0087 \| Online Accounting for Capital Assets
0089 \| Online Capital Improvement Program Overview
0090 \| Online Essentials of Financial Management
0092 \| Online Importance of Budget Monitoring
0093 \| Online Internal Control - Assessing Risk Related to IT
0094 \| Online Internal Control for Payroll
0095 \| Online Local Government Debt Methods
0096 \| Online Open Meetings Open Records
0099 \| Online Safeguarding Against Fraud
0101 \| Online Taking Responsibility for Your Financial Statements
0102 \| Online Unwrapping The Audited Financial Statements
0515 \| Internal Control - Online, Self-Study
0517 \| Intermediate Budget - Online, Self-Study
0885 \| Millage Rate Process
1510 \| Revenue Administration-Online Self-Study
1549 \| Internal Controls: Accounts Receivable and Cash Receipts - Online, Self-Study
1576 \| Intermediate Governmental Accounting- Online, Self-Study
1582 \| Internal Controls: Payroll - Online, Self-Study
1585 \| Internal Controls: Capital Assets - Online, Self-Study
1657 \| Internal Controls: Accounts Payable and Cash Disbursements - Online, Self-Study
1845 \| Understanding Georgia's Local Government Tax Structure
1846 \| Data Literacy and Storytelling
2021 \| Components of Budgeting for Local Government

Certificates

Level II Finance Officer Certification