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Education and Training programs:

Education and training programs are customized to fit your specific needs.  Programs include:

  • Finance 101
  • Finance for the Non-Financial Manager
  • Understanding Your Organization's Financial Statements
  • Association Management magazine - January 2005 issue - Board Primer - "Understanding Your Association's Finances"
  • Reserves and Investments
  • Budgeting
  • Implementing Transparency and Accountability in Your Organization
  • Training for staff on accounting software

Standards for Excellence Certification Program - offered by the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)

  • Certified Consultant for the Standards for Excellence program

Management Services - Financial/Business Operations:

  • Evaluation of financial operations to determine operating strengths and weaknesses
  • Selection and implementation of accounting and financial software systems
  • Implementation of organization-wide budgeting processes and procedures
  • Development of reports, graphs and charts to display and report financial activity
  • Development of policy and procedures manuals

Development of Accounting Systems:

  • Development of chart of accounts to track income and expenses by programs, activities, or grants
  • Preparation and analysis of financial statements
  • Preparation and analysis of annual budgets
  • Preparation and analysis of cash flow projections
  • Development of accounting procedures
  • Evaluation and implementation of internal controls

Management/Financial Staffing:

  • Provide senior level staffing/Chief Financial Officer support on a temporary basis (frequently while a job search is being conducted by the organization)
  • Provide year-end audit assistance

Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics accounting software:

  • Implementation of the General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Bank Reconciliation modules
  • Customized training provided in your office
  • Design customized financial statements using FRx software or Excel