Friday Feb 22nd, 2008
Ramada Hotel and Convention Centre,
Canadian Ballroom North
1818 Victoria Avenue, Regina SK
Registration: 11:30 am    
Lunch: 12:00 - 12:30pm
Presentation:   12:30 to 1:15 pm

SPEAKER:
Bernie Geiger, Office of the Comptroller General of Canada

Bernie Geiger is currently the Director of Financial Management Policy Renewal at the Office of the Comptroller General and is responsible for leading the development of the renewed suite of financial management policies and directives.  Prior to this he was with the Treasury Board Secretariat Policy Renewal Project where he developed templates and guides for the structure and format of polices and worked with policy centers to plan their policy renewal efforts and ensured the quality of the renewed instruments. Previously he occupied a variety of positions in financial management systems, audit, evaluation and quality management. These were with the Office of the Auditor General, the Office of the Comptroller General (late 1980s), Consulting and Audit Canada, PWGSC, Canadian General Standards Board and Natural Resources Canada.  He is long time resident of Ottawa and received his B.Sc. from Queen's University and MBA from the University of Western Ontario.  He also has a professional designation as a Certified Management Consultant (CMC).
 
The last few years have seen significant changes in the federal government Treasury Board and the Comptroller General’s Office with respect to its policies.  Me. Geiger will speak on the subject of TB and OCG Policy Renewal and new directions of the CG.  This will include a look at the old policy suite, the Federal Accountability Act and Action Plan, the policy renewal exercise and progress to date.  It will also examine the financial management framework of the government of Canada, directions in the new financial management policy suite and challenges in implementation.  Subjects to be covered include professional development in the financial community, the Chief Financial Officer Model, strengthening internal controls, audited departmental financial statements, quarterly financial statements, resource utilization and financial systems standards.

This workshop will be of interest to both federal government employees, and financial managers at other levels of government who wish to learn about the directions of and challenges faced by the federal government.

Registration Fee:
$25.00 for FMI members
$40.00 for non-members