Course Description

This four-day elective course will help you hone your financial manager or budget analyst skills and understand the importance of having accurate budget formulation and a solid execution strategy. This course will review relevant legislation and financial principles associated with proper budget formulation. You will cover the high-level process of budget appropriations and agency-level activities that include budget formulation, justification, and execution. At the completion of this course, you will have the skills necessary to ensure agency compliance with legislation and agency policies on budget formulation and execution.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the key terminology and elements of the federal budget process
• Understand the applicable legislation, agency-specific policies, and key features of federal budget formulation
• Utilize the steps to transition from formulation to execution of a budget
• Track the budget timeline and the phases of the budget process
• Identify the roles of the major players in the budget process
• Describe the congressional budget justification and appropriations process

Cancellation Policy: In the event a course is cancelled by force majeure, the course must be rescheduled within 180 days, plus any non-reimbursable fees incurred by BMRA, to avoid the penalty of full payment to BMRA for the entire cost. In the event an entire course session is cancelled, for reasons other than force majeure, less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to course commencement, all costs that BMRA incurred in preparing to teach this course must be reimbursed unless they may be reallocated to the rescheduled course. A postponement of a course is considered a cancellation unless it is rescheduled within 180 days from the date of postponement.

Complaint Resolution Policy: Complaints will be promptly addressed by calling 703-691-0868 or emailing businessdevelopment@bmra.com.

Business Management Research Associates, Inc. (BMRA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website www.nasbaregistry.org.

For more information, please contact businessdevelopment@bmra.com or call us at (703) 691-0868 ext. 100.