Complex Single Audit Issues

Oct 21, 2020 2:00pm ‐ Oct 21, 2020 3:15pm

Identification: GOV2047



There are often challenging issues in the performing of a single audit and questions that arise. These can be complex, infrequent, and/or subject to increased auditor judgment. This session will identify these issues, discuss strategies for addressing them as well as providing insights to current questions.




Learning Objectives:
  • 1. Assess high risk areas of the single audit and how to address
  • 2. Evaluate best practices to avoid deficiencies in a single audit
  • 3. Formulate responses to current single audit questions

Auditor Practice Issues in Government

Oct 21, 2020 3:40pm ‐ Oct 21, 2020 4:30pm

Identification: GOV2048

Government auditors face several practice issues, making it difficult to perform effective and efficient audits while maintaining the quality stakeholders and our profession expect.  Learn about these issues and how to navigate them during an already challenging time.

Learning Objectives:
  • Indicate practice issues facing government auditors during challenging times
  • Identify ways to navigate practice issues government auditors face to ensure the quality of audits meet expectations of stakeholders

State of the Sector: NFP Industry Update

Oct 21, 2020 3:40pm ‐ Oct 21, 2020 4:30pm

Identification: GOV2049

In this session we will discuss current industry, regulatory and economic developments affecting not-for-profit organizations that will be important this year. We will discuss the latest not-for-profit accounting and auditing trends and developments and those on the horizon.
Learning Objectives:
  • • Identify industry, regulatory and economic developments affecting not-for-profit organizations
  • • Determine audit issues impacting upcoming audit engagements
  • • Distinguish the recent changes to GAAP and create an awareness of noteworthy changes on the horizon impacting NFPs

The Compliance Supplement: More Than Part 3

Oct 21, 2020 3:40pm ‐ Oct 21, 2020 4:30pm

Identification: GOV2050

Are you getting the most out of the OMB Compliance Supplement? Did you know there are 7 parts and 9 appendices? In this session, we will provide an overview of each part of the Compliance Supplement, including highlighting useful information in each part.  We will also provide a snapshot of the appendices.
Learning Objectives:
  • Identify the various parts of the compliance supplement.
  • Recognize the available information and how this information can assist in your single audit work.

An Introduction to Single Audits (Repeated on December 10)

Nov 12, 2020 11:00am ‐ Nov 12, 2020 3:00pm

Identification: GOV20101

This workshop will provide an in-depth perspective for auditors on the requirements of the Uniform Guidance. We will cover all of the basics of a single audit from soup to nuts, including determining when a single audit applies, the major program selection process, how to perform control and compliance testing, and everything to be included in the reporting package.

Learning Objectives:
  • Identify theory and actionable take-aways to plan single audits.
  • Select federal programs to test.
  • Indicate a testing strategy to implement.
  • Identify how to report on audit results.
Category: Post-Conference Optional Workshop

GASB Standards - What You Should Know, But Didn't

Nov 12, 2020 11:00am ‐ Nov 12, 2020 3:00pm

Identification: GOV20102

The GASB has now issued standards that number into the 90s.  However, not all provisions of the standards seem to be as understood as others.  This session will take a look at some provisions within GAAP that may not be as well known as others, but are equally important for accurate external financial reporting.  The idea of this session is to highlight certain aspects of governmental GAAP that practitioners and stakeholders should know, but perhaps have either forgot or never knew in the first place.  Topics will include, but are not limited to, fund balance constraints, presentation format options, financial guarantees, prior period adjustments, going concerns, and many more.

Learning Objectives:
  • Analyze lesser known provisions of GASB GAAP
  • Determine application issues related to GASB GAAP
  • Identify shortcuts or alternatives in complying with GASB GAAP
Category: Post-Conference Optional Workshop

Increase Your Efficiency and Ensure Compliance with AP Automation

Nov 20, 2020 10:00am ‐ Nov 20, 2020 10:50am

Identification: NOT20SS01

It's time for companies and accounting firms to re-imagine their value and lean into the impact automation can have on their businesses and lives. Not-for-Profit clients rely on their firms to step up and expand beyond traditional services, deliver greater strategic insight, and ensure compliance. In this webinar, Brandon Roth, Senior Manager of Technical Marketing at Bill.com will walk through data gathered by Goldman Sachs Equity Research and IBIS World Research around the inefficiencies of today's manual bill pay process and share how automation is changing the game.
Learning Objectives:
  • Learn about the total opportunity of offering Accounts Payable in the industry today
  • Recognize how automation may help you standardize and scale your AP, while keeping you in compliance
  • Learn more about the value of real-time data at your fingertips
  • Determine how a messy manual process can be transformed into four simple steps
Category: General Session Online

CFO's Guide to Strategic Planning

Nov 20, 2020 11:00am ‐ Nov 20, 2020 11:50am

Identification: NOT20SS02

The scope of the Nonprofit Finance Leader's role is constantly expanding. You now have to balance the duties of accounting while playing a transformational role in driving your organization's strategy. Due to these expanded responsibilities, there is a tension between financial and strategic roles and an intensified need for better data to inform decision-making. Join JMT Consulting's Founder and CEO, Jacqueline Tiso to learn how you can overcome this tension to spend less time on accounting tasks and invest more time developing a strategic plan for your organization. In this session, you will learn about the 4 roles for strategic CFOs - The Responder, The Challenger, The Architect, and The Transformer - and discover answers to questions such as: How will your organization differentiate itself to deliver its mission? What management systems and processes are required to succeed? What is mission-driven strategy? How can the CFO role contribute to a mission-driven strategy?
Learning Objectives:
  • Understand how to define a mission-driven strategy
  • Determine how the CFO can contribute to a mission-driven strategy
Category: General Session Online

Good to Great: Elevating Your Story with Data and Performance Metrics

Nov 20, 2020 12:00pm ‐ Nov 20, 2020 12:50pm

Identification: NOT20SS03

As a nonprofit organization, it is critical to understand what matters to your donors and how Finance and Development can partner to meet today's challenges head on -- focusing on what we can do today - to ensure the sustainability of our mission success. Join us as we look at what you can do right now to ramp up faster and leverage what recent giving data tells us matters most - for sustaining and growing your nonprofit's funding. How do you leverage your data and performance metrics to better tell your story? How do you build engagement with donors to prioritize your mission? We'll share some best practices, along with specific examples of how you can elevate your story to all generations of prospective donors to help strengthen sustainability for the long term.
Learning Objectives:
  • Understand how to navigate through the new normal
  • Explore the latest giving trends
  • Determine how to leverage your data to track and share your performance and impact
  • Analyze best practices around sharing your story to gain greater engagement
Category: General Session Online

The Latest on PPP Loan Forgiveness &Other Pandemic Related Funding for Nonprofits

Nov 20, 2020 1:00pm ‐ Nov 20, 2020 1:50pm

Identification: NOT20SS04

2020: What a Year! Join Your Part-Time Controller LLC as we discuss the latest updates and changes to relevant pandemic relief options for nonprofits and specifically Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan forgiveness, including tips to help nonprofits maximize PPP loan forgiveness.
Learning Objectives:
  • Understand current updates and changes to: General pandemic relief options available to nonprofits;
  • Identify guidance from the SBA and Treasury on applying for PPP loan forgiveness;
  • Understand frequently asked questions on loan forgiveness;
  • Understand how to maximize PPP loan forgiveness.
Category: General Session Online