PUBADM 673 Public Accounting and Financial Reporting

This graduate course is required for students in the Municipal Managers track and is an elective for other MSPA students. It provides a more comprehensive understanding of reading and understanding financial reports, financial statements, audits and using this information for managing a local government and communicating financial information to municipal officials and decision makers. The course compliments and builds on the theories and skills presented in PAF G 625 Public Budgeting and Financial Management. Financial management principles can be applied to any level of government; however, this course will specifically focus on the application of those principles at the state and local level. Students will learn how to analyze financial statements and conduct a financial condition analysis of a local government. Students will also explore the data maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and evaluate its usefulness in financial decisions.

3 Credit(s)