Mayor Joyce Declared March as Certified Government Financial Manager® (CGFM®)
Month in Parkersburg, WV
PARKERSBURG - Mayor Tom Joyce issued a proclamation declaring the Month of March as Certified Government Financial Manager® (CGFM®) Month. Members of the AGA Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter were present to witness the signing of the proclamation.
Left to right: Eric Jiles, CPA, City of Parkersburg Finance Director; Kent Hasbargen, Accountability Chair Elect; Rita Ledbetter, Chapter President-Elect; Alyssa Chevalier, CGFM, Past President and National Council of Chapters; City of Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce; Frank Crum, CGFM, Accountability Chair; Michelle Yanok, CGFM, Treasurer; Matthew Sexton, Chapter President
The Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) is a professional organization, part of the Association of Government Accountants, which has a network of more than 15,000 members in 101 chapters in the United States and around the world and approximately 150 active members representing state, federal, municipal and private sector accountants, auditors, and financial managers in West Virginia.
AGA’s CGFM certification recognizes the unique skills and special knowledge required of today’s government financial managers. It covers governmental accounting, auditing, financial reporting, internal controls, and budgeting at the federal, state, and local levels. It was specifically designed to meet the critical need for an increased emphasis on the professional qualifications and stature of government financial managers.
Quick facts about CGFM:
- This is the 19th year that states, and local governments have declared March as CGFM Month.
- Approximately 9,600 professionals nationwide hold the CGFM certification.
- AGA’s Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter boasts 36 CGFMs.
Chapter members have responded to AGA’s mission of Advancing Government Accountability, as it continues its broad educational efforts, with emphasis on high standards of conduct, honor, and character in its Code of Ethics, and are making significant advances both in professional ability and in service to the citizens of West Virginia by mastering increasingly technical and complex requirements
The CGFM program of AGA provides a means of demonstrating professionalism and competency by requiring CGFM candidates to have appropriate educational and employment history, to abide by AGA’s Code of Ethics and to pass three examinations requiring expertise in Governmental Environment, Governmental Financial Management and Control, and Governmental Accounting, Financial Reporting and Budgeting, and requires each CGFM holder to maintain certification by completing at least 80 hours of continuing professional education in government financial management topics or related technical subjects every two years.