AGA Southern Wisconsin Chapter
Association of Government Accountants
City of Madison Budget & Program Evaluation Manager
The Budget and Program Evaluation Manager oversees the development, coordination and implementation of the City’s annual operating and capital budget process.
See the Employment Opportunities page for more information.
Applications must be received by January 26, 2015 to be considered.
Andrew Justl, Tax Manager at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP is our speaker for the January AGA Luncheon.
The topic is The Annual Tax Update.
Please see the Current Meeting page for more information and registration.
A free live web conference entitled, “How Do You Spell Success? E-T-H-I-C-S!” will be presented via chapter-paid web conferencing on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS),1 West Wilson Street, Room 751, Madison, Wisconsin.
The presenter will be Frank C. Bucaro, CSP, CPAE, a professional writer and speaker on ethics and the author of the upcoming book, If Good Ethics is Good Business, What’s the Problem? Frank has spoken, trained and written on the benefits of ethics for two decades.
The training objective is to learn techniques for applying ethical guidelines to a variety of professional situations. No matter what the setting, what the company or what the industry, everyone admits that good ethics is good business. This web conference will share with you insights, tips and techniques to help your ethics program truly become the foundation of a successful enterprise. The program will explore these concepts:
E = Experience: Experience is not what happens to you, but what you make of what happens to you. Learn from the lessons of life and use that wisdom. Values are caught not taught. Think back, who modeled those life values to you? That wisdom that stands the test of time. Identify, embrace and integrate those values and in every decision you make in life.
T = Training: Train yourself to keep asking the question: “Am I doing the right thing, at the right time for the right reason?” This question is bound to keep you more ethically focused.
H=Hindsight: Hindsight gives us that opportunity to, hopefully, look more objectively into the past in order to analyze, discern, and when necessary, make appropriate changes.
I = Intuition: What does your “gut” tell you is the right thing to do? View intuition as your personal moral code, because deep down, you know what’s right and wrong! Tap this “gift” of self-reflection for it will lead to better decisions, which lead to better results!
C = Customer, Community: Here’s where people go “astray.” Your best advertising is word of mouth. Your worst advertising is word of mouth. What’s the difference? How you treat your people consistently and what is that treatment based on, should be your values, your ethics and the focus of building relationships.
S = Stewardship: Your mission statement, your values statement, every internal/external communication, all must reflect your commitment to stewardship.
The conference qualifies for 2 Continuing Education Credits (CPEs) upon request, which you can enter on the day of the conference.
The DHS Office of Employee Development and Training (OEDT) and the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Southern Wisconsin Chapter are sponsoring this conference. The AGA national office charges a fee to chapters and others to host sites for the conference. Our chapter paid the fee and is offering this conference free to both members and non-members.
For this conference, you will need to register in advance on the Training page on the DHS WorkWeb site, https://4.selectsurvey.net/
For questions, contact Sherri Voigt at [email protected] or (608) 266-2814.
WI Department of Health Services – IT Auditor
The Department of Health Services (DHS); Office of the Inspector General (OIG); Internal Audit Section is seeking applicants for a highly responsible IT Auditor position in Madison. DHS is located at 1 West Wilson Street in downtown Madison, near the state capitol, the Madison Metro route and the Capital City bike path.
Application Deadline is December 10 , 2014
See the Employment Opportunities page for more details.
Financial Manager-PT
Are you an accounting pro looking for a rewarding part-time job with a respected non-profit? If so, we would like to hear from you. Wisconsin Public Radio Association (WPRA) is searching for an individual to be responsible for its accounting and financial systems and to act as primary financial liaison with its board and committees. Requires 4-yr degree and five years of experience in accounting or financial administration; demonstrated interpersonal and collaboration skills in team setting; non-profit exp. and CPA preferred. Details: http://wpr.org/job-opportunities. Betsy Nelson, Wisconsin Public Radio, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706; 608-262-5221; [email protected]. EOE.
Inside this issue: November 2014 Footnotes
We have a great lunch meeting scheduled for you this month. On November 20th, Joe Chrisman, State Auditor, will be speaking to us. The title of his presentation is “The Audit Bureau at Work- We Are Here to Help!”
Also a two-hour audio conference is scheduled on December 10 titled ” How do you Spell Success? E-T-H-I-C-S!” to be held at the Department of Health Services.
Our chapter will participate and support community service donations for November; see our newsletter announcement below for a list of those items.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Dave Mellem, membership chair, me, or any other board member.
Mary Laufenberg, CGFM, CPA
State Auditor, Joe Chrisman is our speaker for the November AGA Luncheon.
The topic is The Audit Bureau at Work—We Are Here to Help!
Please see the Current Meeting page for more information and registration.
Inside this issue: October 2014 Footnotes
We have started off the year a little slower than we would have liked, but we have a lot planned for you for training opportunities.
We have confirmed a speaker for our November 20 luncheon meeting: Joe Chrisman, Wisconsin State Auditor. At that luncheon, he will be highlighting recent audit findings, how state agencies can be proactive and how to keep off their list. We also have several webinars planned for this year as well. Watch for our future newsletters for additional information.
If you have any questions on anything AGA related, feel free to contact any of the board members or myself.
Mary Laufenberg, CGFM, CPA