Budget Execution
16 CPEs

This course is designed for federal employees who participate in their organization's budget execution processes and need to become familiar with the principles, laws, and procedures affiliated with proper budget execution.

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Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify congressional legislation and spending plans

  • Identify key financial management legislation affecting budget execution

  • Outline the major budget execution steps

  • Discuss budget execution in terms of legal availability of funds with respect to purpose, time, and amount

  • Identify potential Anti-deficiency Act violations

  • List accounting and financial reporting requirements, processes and sources of guidance

  • Track and control a financial, operating or spending plan

  • Identify practical tools and techniques for modifying a financial, operating or spending plan

  • Analyze actual vs. planned figures to evaluate year-to-date performance

  • Discuss how the strategic planning process drives budget execution

Prerequisites:

  • Supervisory discretion - Intermediate level

  • Attending Federal Budget Process recommended prior to this course