Seminar – Accounting for Government: from Budget to Audit

Seminar overview “Accounting for Governments: from Budget to Audit” is essential for anyone interested in governance and the management of public resources by countries across the world – whether as a politician, official, adviser, practitioner or student. Citizenshave a right to know how their government raises, manages and spends their money – making government accountable. Yet despite modern technology and ever more sophisticated techniques of financial management, achieving effective accountability remains an elusive goal. Topics covered in this seminar will include:

• The concept of PFM;
• Facets of Budgeting;
• Stages of Accounting;
• Financial Classification and Consolidation;
• Auditing;
• Fiscal Transparency and Accountability;
• Education, Certification, and Ethics;
• Modernization of PFM.

Who Should Attend? All employees of government, officials and their advisors. Benefits and obligations from attending the seminar: Benefits of attending the seminar:

• Seminar materials (English & Albanian);
• Participation to the seminar; and
• Certificate of participation.

Reservation: Reservations and payments are required in order to attend the seminar.

Speaker of event

Dr. Jesse Hughes (Ph.D., CPA, CIA, CGFM) Professor Emeritus of Accounting at Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA. Member of the Ad Hoc Committee on International Accounting Standards and Former ICGFM President.

Dr. Hughes specializes in governmental financial management issues and training. He has traveled extensively to conduct research and address accounting issues worldwide including Africa, Asia, and Europe as well as North and South America. Learn more