Governmental Finance Director

A Governmental Finance Director is an organizational finance director who is a government bureaucrat (for a government) and id tasked to perform governmental financial management tasks.

• Context:
  • They can (typically) be an Subject Matter Expert in Governmental Financial Management.
  • They can be a manager of a Government Finance Management Team.
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• Example(s):
  • a State/Provincial Finance Director.
  • a County Finance Director.
  • a Municipal Finance Director.
  • a School District Finance Director.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a State Auditor.
  • a For-Profit Organizational Finance Director.
• See: Government Accounting, Financial Management.

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References

2016

• http://www.gfoa.org/finance-director-238
  • QUOTE: … Reporting to the City Administrator, the Finance Director plans, organizes, directs and controls all city financial functions, including the general accounting and financial reporting system, city budget preparation and administration, cash and investment management, utility billings, payroll, violations bureau, financial personnel systems, debt management, and the data processing systems. …

2015

• https://www.agacgfm.org/CGFM-Certification/About-CGFM.aspx
  • QUOTE: Certified Government Financial Manager® (CGFM®) is a professional certification recognizing 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.

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