FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Training of DoD Financial Managers Could Be Enhanced

Abstract

A key lesson learned from our survey data is that many state government and private sector organizations place a strong emphasis on training as a means of upgrading workforce knowledge of current financial management, accounting, and reporting requirements. On average, key financial managers in the surveyed large state governments and private sector organizations received 31 hours and 26 hours of training, respectively, in 1996 most of which was in technical accounting subjects. Some of the surveyed organizations had established training requirements for their financial personnel. Also, several organizations noted that their programs were designed, in part, in recognition of the training requirements that existed for employees holding professional certifications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA348118

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Management Training
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • State Governments
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Occupational Health and Safety.