Introduction to the Finance Office and Governmental Accounting Seminar
April 4 & 5, 2024
Mifflin Township Meeting Hall
155 Olde Ridenour Road
Gahanna, OH 43230

This day-and-a-half seminar is as an introduction to the public finance office. It incorporates a high-level look at the various issues potentially encountered in the finance office, including, but not limited to, Ethics, Public Records, Human Resources, Accounting Principles, Revenues, Expenditures, Budgets, Banking & Investments, Purchasing, Debt Issuance, Internal Control, and Audits. This seminar is designed for newly elected and appointed officials and employees of the public finance office and would be a great way for any public official to understand the complexities involved in the public finance office.

Day 1
12:30 – 12:55 p.m.
Registration     

12:55 – 1:00 p.m.
Welcome & Introductions          

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Finance Office & Ethics 

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
Public Records & Open Meetings

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Accounting Principles

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Break   

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Human Resources

4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Budgets

Day 2
8:45 – 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast   

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
Revenues

9:45 – 10:30 a.m.
Banking & Investments 

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break   

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Internal Control

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Expenditures    

12:15 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch  

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Audits  

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
Debt Issuance & Compliance    

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Grants & Single Audits 

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
Purchasing & ORC Compliance 

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Evaluations & Follow-Up 

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Speakers
Jamie Nicholson, Finance Director, City of Pataskala
Jason Cook, Accountant, E.P.A.
Heather Arling, Director, Bradley Payne Advisors
Chad Gorfido, Principal, Rea & Associates, Inc.
Charles Wise, KeyBanc Capital Markets
Susan Todaro, KeyBanc Capital Markets

Registration Fees
Members - $125
Non-Members - $200

Cancellations
Cancellations must be made by Friday, March 22, 2024. There are no refunds after this date.

Accreditation
This seminar will provide 11.4 CPE hours in Category AA and is pending approval through the Ohio Treasurer of State’s Center for Public Investment Management (CPIM). 

Questions
Contact the Ohio GFOA Office, by email, at[email protected].

Overnight Accommodations
The following hotels are located within a few miles of the seminar:

Sonesta Simply Suites Columbus Airport Gahanna

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbus Airport, an IHG Hotel

SpringHill Suites by Marriott Columbus Airport Gahanna

TownePlace Suites by Marriott Columbus Airport Gahanna

Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Airport

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