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March 23 Audio Conference – Internal Controls

March 23 | 1-2:50 p.m. | 2 CPEs Available

TOPIC:  INTERNAL CONTROLS

DATE:  Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 1:00-2:50 p.m.

COST:  Free for Members, $10 for Non-Members

PLACE: WI Department of Tourism, 201 West Washington Ave, Madison, WI, 1st Floor Conference Room

The AGA Southern Wisconsin chapter is sponsoring one link to this session. In-room attendance is required for the awarding of CPE. The National AGA Office has not yet posted the speaker/title details for this session. We will send a follow-up notice once available.

f you are interested but unable to attend this session, individual session links are available through
https://www.agacgfm.org/Training-and-Events/Learn-Online/Webinars/2015-2016-Offerings/Internal-Controls.aspx at $49 for members.

RESERVATIONS: Contact Sherri Voigt by 1 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2016 with your name, membership status, at (608) 266-2814 or [email protected]

Or Register on-line below:

Membership Status(required)

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Annual Symposium – May 11, 2016

AGA Southern Wisconsin Chapter Annual Symposium
UW – Madison Union South
May 11, 2016

2016 Annual Symposium Brochure

AGENDA – GENERAL SESSIONS

  • 7:30-8:00   Registration – Varsity Hall 2, Union South
  • 8:00-8:05   Opening Remarks/Welcome Mary Laufenberg, Chapter President
  • 8:05–9:20  Highway Traffic Funding in Dane County
  • Laura Larsen, Budget & Program Evaluation Manager, City of Madison
  • 9:20-9:35   Break
  • 9:35-11:40 Uniform Grant Guidance
  • Leah L. Nikaidoh, National Single Audit Coordinator, US Environmental Protection Agency
  • 11:40-12:30  Lunch – Varsity Hall 3
  • 12:30-1:20 Public Private Collaboration
  • Arjun Sanga, Executive Director, WiSys Technology Foundation
  • 1:20-1:35   Break
  • 1:35-2:40 Highlights in Business Ethics
  • Warren “Boz” Bostrom, Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance, College of St Benedict/St John’s University (CSB/SJU)
  • 2:40-2:55   Break
  • 2:55-3:55  Highlights in Business Ethics continued

 

 

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President’s Message – January 2016

Mary Laufenbeg, CGFM, CPA
2015-16 President, Southern Wisconsin AGA Chapter

A new year is almost upon us and we have great AGA trainings set up for you as well as anniversaries to celebrate. Those dates are as follows:

  • January 13 audio conference titled “Evidence Based Policy Making – Making the Right Decisions to Improve Programs” at a location to be determined.
  • January 28 luncheon with our speaker, Andrew Justl from Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP on the annual tax updates at the Old Country Buffet
  • February 3 members only webinar titled “Managing in a Multi-Generational Workplace”

We will be celebrating the National AGA’s 50th anniversary at an upcoming luncheon. Our historian is looking at ideas from the Southern Wisconsin AGA Chapter’s 25th anniversary. If you have any ideas to celebrate our chapter’s anniversary, please get back to me ([email protected]) or David Mellem ([email protected]).

Did You Miss It?!?!

Do More with Current Funding: Blending and Braiding Funds

AGA National offers 4 free webinars for members each year. Each is work 1 CPE. The first session was held August 12. If you missed it, you can catch the presentation slides on-line. The recording will be posted later (sorry, CPE during live event only). Log in at https://www.agacgfm.org/My-AGA/Sign-In.aspx. Click on Member Resources in the left panel. The information is in the center column.

While there, check out past webinar materials (some include the recording). Sample titles are:

  • Introductory Level Approach to Turning the “Super Circular” into a User Friendly Tool
  • Prevent, Detect and Mitigate Fraud in Your Organization
  • The Federal Budget Process: How It Works from Conception to Programs”

 

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January 2016 Luncheon Meeting – Annual Tax Update

January Luncheon Meeting

Welcome Members and Non-Members

TOPIC: Annual Tax Update

SPEAKER:  Andrew Justl, Manager, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

DATE: Thursday, January 28, 2016

REGISTRATION:  11:30 a.m.

LUNCH:  11:45 a.m.

COST: $6 for Members, $12 for Non-Members

PLACE: Home Town Buffet — 1745 Parkside Drive, Madison, WI 53704 (banquet room)

MENU: Buffet with a variety of meats, potatoes, vegetables, soups, pizza, salad bar, taco bar, and dessert bar

RESERVATIONS: Contact Sherri Voigt by 11 a.m. on Monday, January 25, 2016 with your name and membership status and for carpooling information at 608) 266-2814/email: [email protected] OR Register Below:

After many years of holding our annual tax update luncheon at Imperial Garden on the east side, they have sold out. We found this location in the same area and are interested in ideas on where this lunch could be held in the future. Please feel free to contact Mary Laufenberg, chapter president, with any suggestions [email protected]

Membership Status(required)

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Audio Conference – Evidence Based Policy Making: January 13, 2016

Evidence Based Policy Making – Making the Right Decision to Improve Programs

January 13, 2016
1-2:50 p.m. CT
2 CPE

Governments at all levels make budget and policy choices each year that have long-term effects on the services provided and dollars spent delivering those services to the public. Studies have shown that government leaders can make better decisions and achieve better results by using rigorous evidence to inform, enable and operate programs more strategically. Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative has developed a framework for governments to build and support a system of evidence-based policymaking.

Speakers: Torrey Silloway, Manager, Pew Charitable Trusts, Gary VanLandingham, Director, Pew Charitable Trusts

Moderator: Robert Shea, Principal, Grant Thornton LLP

TOPIC: EVIDENCE BASED POLICY MAKING
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016
COST: FREE FOR MEMBERS — $10 FOR NON-MEMBERS
PLACE: WI Department Of Transportation, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, room 421

RESERVATIONS: Contact Sherri Voigt by 1 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2016 with your name, membership status, at (608) 266-2814 or [email protected]. OR Register Below:

Invoicing is Available

Membership Status(required)

Payment(required)

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Training: Ethics in the Workplace – December 2, 2015

Ethics in the Workplace

Dec. 2 | 1–2:50 p.m. CT | 2 CPEs

(This training webinar is FREE to all.)

Being ethical and understanding ethics and ethical principles is of growing importance in today’s workplace, in both the public and private sectors.

We will discuss various ethical situations that arise as well as the risks and rewards of being ethical. We will talk about the appropriate actions to take and the correct methods to use.

This webinar will cover the approaches to ethical challenges in the workplace. We’ll discuss policies, procedures and the methods to handle situations and ethical challenges that we encounter. This webinar will be interactive and practical—no theory. Participants will be able to ask questions throughout the webinar.

Speaker:

  • Leon Young, Consultant and Educator, Leon Young Seminars

    ​Learning Objective: To understand the ethical issues in the workplace and to be capable to handle them objectively. To be able to differentiate between facts and rumors and to recognize real ethical issues. To be aware of the risk-taking component of being ethical.
    Program Level: Overview
    Prerequisite: None
    Advance Preparation: None required
    Field of Study: Behavioral Ethics

    CPE Information

    This webinar offers two (2) CPE hours for participants who attend the entire training.  Site coordinators will receive an email confirmation one day before the start of the training that will contain the PIN code and instructions for participants to verify and retrieve their certificates.

    Location

    WHEDA Building, 201 W Washington

    Cost

    Free to all attendees

    Registration

    Register below or by contacting Sherri Voigt at [email protected] or [email protected] by 11 a.m. Monday, November 30

Membership Status(required)

Request CPE Certificate(required)

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Employment Opportunity – WI Department of Public Instruction

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is seeking Financial Manager – Management Services Team Director.

The DPI is currently seeking applicants for Financial Manager position for the Management Services team within the Division for Finance and Management. The position is located at 125 South Webster Street in Madison, WI.

Job Duties:   

This position is responsible for the supervision of the management services team in the Division for Finance and Management. The team provides leadership and consultation with department staff related to enterprise services including fiscal operations, accounting and business functions, purchasing, contracting and procurement, and general services.  The team also serves as the point of contact with other state administrative agencies, including the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) and Legislative Audit Bureau regarding all general government operations.

The position also supervises the department’s shipping and mailing services supervisor, who oversees the department’s buildings, leasing, fleet and mailroom, along with its front desk receptionists.

Deadline: November 30, 2015, 11:59 p.m.

Job Announcement Code: 15-03952

See full announcement on Wisc.Jobs