A one-day program highlighting intermediate-level governmental accounting and financial reporting concepts. The objective of this course is to assist attendees to better understand and prepare GAAP basis financial statements and related issues using the GASB 34 Model. To help better understand how areas can impact you and to assist with questions, bring a copy of your own Gov’t F/S, or a sample set.
This course is designed for state and local government fiscal officers and staff, government auditors, and independent public accountants with some experience and/or training related to preparing, using, and auditing financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Ohio Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
Target Audiences: Intermediate (3-9 years of experience)
Category: Accounting & Auditing
A one-day program highlighting intermediate-level governmental accounting and financial reporting concepts. The objective of this course is to assist attendees to better understand and prepare GAAP basis financial statements and related issues using the GASB 34 Model. To help better understand how areas can impact you and to assist with questions, bring a copy of your own Gov’t F/S, or a sample set.
This course is designed for state and local government fiscal officers and staff, government auditors, and independent public accountants with some experience and/or training related to preparing, using, and auditing financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
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[email protected] 694 East Washington Street
PO Box 485
Medina, OH 44258
Phone: (330) 722-8222
I’m a person who is passionate in everything I do, whether it is with my family or my career. I work hard at work; however, I make sure I dedicate time to myself and family to ensure a strong work/life balance.
Day-to-day activities at Rea: At Rea, Chad specializes in school and local government auditing, GAAP conversions, agreed upon procedures and consulting.
Topics or areas of expertise that Chad can talk about (even in his sleep): Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) Statement on auditing standards (SAS) Generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) Internal controls Fraud risk assessment
How he’s helped clients meet their business needs: A new treasurer of an entity was not comfortable with the internal controls procedures in place in terms of their efficiency and design to reduce risk. We performed an internal control study to identify potential weaknesses in internal controls and provided recommendations to strengthen internal controls to reduce the risk of errors and/or fraudulent activity. An entity’s general ledger included several miscoded and/or unrecorded transactions that prevented them from properly preparing financial statements that could be audited. We evaluated the general ledger account coding to provide recommendations to the financial records which would properly report and classify transactions in order to prepare financial statements that can be audited. An entity was unable to properly reconcile their bank accounts to the general ledgers, primarily caused by inaccurate general ledgers. We assisted in performing bank reconciliations in order to accurate state account balances.
How we know he knows what he’s doing: Chad earned his bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Akron He has nearly 20 years of accounting industry experience, with nearly 15 years spent focusing on government entities
Furthering his professional development, Chad is involved with: American Institute of CPAs The Ohio Society of CPAs Government Finance Officers Association (special review executive committee member) Ohio Government Finance Officers Association (Education committee member)
When he’s not in the office, you can find him: Golfing Traveling Spending time with his wife and children
[email protected] 2525 North Limestone
Suite 103
Springfield, OH 45503
Phone: (937) 399-2000
Larry Weeks’ primary area of expertise is auditing government agencies. Prior to joining the Firm, he was employed by the Auditor of State’s office for approximately nine years, where he was responsible for managing and performing audits on all types of local governments; including cities, counties, colleges and universities and schools.
[email protected] 122 Fourth Street NW
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
Phone: (330) 339-6651
As a dedicated accountant of our government team, I enjoy helping our clients stay compliant and efficient.
Day-to-day activities at Rea: At Rea, Mindee manages our government compilation department as well as GAAP conversions.
Topics or areas of expertise that she can talk about (even in her sleep): GAAP conversions Government audits Government finance Internal controls
How we know she knows what she’s doing: She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. She has been featured as a presenter at several events where she spoke about governmental auditing. Mindee also worked with another local CPA firm in Columbus.
Furthering her professional development, Mindee is involved with: The American Institute of CPAs The Ohio Society of CPAs Leadership Tuscarawas (Class of 2016 graduate)
When she’s not in the office, you can find her: Traveling Spending time with friends and family
[email protected] 4449 Easton Way
Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43217
Phone: 6148852208
Brian Mosier has 12 years of experience auditing and consulting with local governments with the Auditor of State of Ohio and Clark Schaefer Hackett. He has extensive knowledge and experience in performing and managing audit engagements under the requirements of GAGAS and the Uniform Guidance. Brian has consulted with and audited many state and local governments including the cities of Cleveland, Columbus, Hilliard, Columbus Regional Airport Authority, Cleveland Metroparks, and many public school districts and other entities. He uses his background in working with a diverse group of governmental entities to bring new and fresh ideas to each of his clients in order to improve their operations. In addition to his client service role, Brian enjoys speaking to industry groups about new accounting standards, best practices, and compliance requirements.