• Classroom
  • Online, Instructor-Led
Course Description

This course focuses on the vital role Chief Financial Officers and financial managers have in providing federal financial information. Discussion on how to fully support decision making, this actionable financial information must be timely, accurate, transparent, accountable, and result in clean audit opinions.

Learning Objectives

  • To evaluate the quality of Federal financial information sharing, the course explores the current stovepipes of financial statements, budgetary reporting, program/project cost reporting, and financial standards, as well as a holistic view of crosscutting information such as financial and non-financial dashboards.
  • In addition, successful financial information sharing in the current dynamic environment can be facilitated by financial systems, data management techniques, and effective communication with internal and external users.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Training, Education, and Awareness

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

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