Financial Management I: Strategy, Statements and Budgets for Municipal Managers
Part 1: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Part 2: Thursday, October 29, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each day
Virtual | Microsoft Teams
REGISTER FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT I
Build your confidence in interpreting financial information and using it to support municipal planning and decision-making. This practical course examines:
- The legislative and accounting framework for municipal finance
- Fund accounting and the municipal financial cycle
- Municipal financial statements
- Variance analysis and performance indicators
- Long-term financial planning
- Operating and capital budgets
- Year-end financial reporting
The course includes two facilitated virtual sessions, municipal examples, group activities, independent learning and an electronic participant workbook. Participants must complete both parts to receive a certificate of completion.
Facilitators: Aundrea Currie, Finance Manager, Town of Truro and Greg Herrett, CPA, CA, Chief Administrative Officer, Municipality of the County of Cumberland
Early-bird rates until October 22
- AMANS member: $275 plus HST
- Non-member: $300 plus HST
Regular rates beginning October 23
- AMANS member: $300 plus HST
- Non-member: $375 plus HST
REGISTER FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT I
Complete Both Financial Management Modules and Save
Register for Financial Management I and II together by October 22 and receive a 10% discount:
- AMANS member bundle: $495 plus HST — save $55
- Non-member bundle: $540 plus HST — save $60
Participants who successfully complete both modules are eligible to receive advanced standing in Dalhousie University’s Certificate in Local Government Finance. Together, the two AMANS modules are recognized as equivalent to OLCD-LGOV0037 Municipal Finance, one of the certificate’s three required courses.
