Benefits of Joining ICGFM

The International Consortium

on Governmental Financial

Management (ICGFM)

Manuel S. Pietra

President

October 16, 2013

Background

• ICGFM is unique in the financial management

community.

• Founded in 1977 by distinguished &

international group of financial management

professionals from government and academia.

• Recognized the need for various financial

practitioners to engage in dialogue about their

perspectives for improving government financial

management.

Background

• ICGFM became the first “umbrella”

organization composed of:

– Government entities

– University Departments

– Private Firms

– Professional Associations

– All devoted to improving financial

management.

Our Programs • We support our members and others by

promoting and supporting:

– professional development activities &

– information exchanges that advance

effective governmental financial

management

• Principles

• Standards

• Practices

Our Members ICGFM members work at all

levels of Government

(local/municipal;

state/provincial; and

national levels) and include:

• Accountants & Financial Managers

• Advisory specialists & consultants

• Auditors

• Comptrollers

• Information technology specialists

• Treasurers

• Procurement & Expenditure

Managers

• Legal Reformers and Regulators

Purpose and Objectives • Exchanging information and ideas, including providing

an international clearinghouse of information relevant

to governmental financial management

• Researching, training and publicizing results

• Organizing liaisons between individual organizations to

promote mutual objectives

Purpose and Objectives (cont.) • Maintaining high professional standards amongst Public

Financial Managers

• Collaborating in development programs delivering PFM

technical assistance

• Conducting global surveys and thought leadership materials

critical to trending government issues in PFM and broadly

disseminating these materials internationally

Programs & Activities • Biannual Conferences in Washington and Miami bringing

practitioners together to share best practices, experiences in the

field and emerging issues (http://www.icgfm.org/)

• Publish the International Journal on Government Financial

Management, biannually (http://www.icgfm.org.journal.htm)

• Conduct an annual Global Financial Management Leaders Survey

• Host monthly DC Forums on important topics related to PFM best

practices and emerging trends

• Developed an IPSAS Compilation and Certification Program for

Developing Countries

Technical Areas of Focus

• Accounting

• Auditing

• Budgeting

• Data Processing

• Debt Administration

• Retirement Administration

• Treasury Management

Upcoming Events:

The Winter Training

Conference:

December 9-10-11,

2013

Washington, DC

Membership Benefits Showcase and communicate projects

globally through ICGFM programs,

publications, and support

Education and networking opportunities

Two annual international training

conferences

Seven DC Forum Speaker Series

CPE opportunities

Semi-annual International Journal

Complimentary downloads of DC Speaker

Series and Conference presentations

Surveys conducted by ICGFM in conjunction

with Grant Thornton expands collective

knowledge

ICGFM networking provides you access to a

global community of members including

private and public organizations, including

national audit offices/supreme audit

institutions, finance ministries/treasury

departments, regional and international

development banks, professional associations, donor organizations, private

sector firms, and individuals.

Membership Opportunities

• Sustaining Member • Organizations promoting professional development,

training, research or technical assistance in financial

management; willing to assume responsibility for and to

actively participate in the affairs of the Consortium.

– An automatic seat on the Board of Directors

– Company logo and link posted on the ICGFM website

– Reduced member rate for DC Forums

Membership Opportunities

• Organization Member: • Government entities with financial management

responsibilities, educational institutions, firms, regional

and governmental organizations and other professional

associations.

– Six Organization Members serve on the Board of Directors

– Reduced member rate for DC Forums

Membership Opportunities

• Individual Member: • Persons interested in or dedicated to activities directly

related to financial management and swho wish to be

members in their own right.

– Six Individual Members serve on the Board of Directors

– Reduced member rate for DC Forums

JOIN US!