| Association of Government Accountants | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | AGA |
| Formation | 1950 |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose/focus | Improving Federal, State and Local Government Accounting in the United States |
| Headquarters | Virginia |
| Region served | United States |
| Membership | Government Accountants |
| Main organ | Journal of Government Financial Management |
| Website | http://www.agcgfm.org |
The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) was founded on September 14, 1950. AGA serves Federal, State and local government accounting professionals by providing education, encouraging professional development, providing Government Accounting certification, and supporting standards and research to advance government accountability.[1]
The Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) certification, created in 1994, by the AGA, is a professional post-nominal title and a standard by which government financial management professionals are measured. Its education, experience and ethics requirements have served to elevate the most seasoned financial professionals. More than 14,000 individuals have received the designation.[2]
Association of Government Accountants
AGA (Association of Government Accountants) is a non-profit professional association that serves government accountability professionals and administers the CGFM certification.
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AGA serves government accountability professionals by providing quality education, fostering professional development and certification, and supporting standards and research to advance government accountability.
It is a leading professional organization promoting accountability in government and has over 15,000 members in 96 chapters throughout the United States. Its annual Professional Development Conference is attended by upwards of 2,000 professionals each year. It has a unique role in government accountability with membership from state, local and federal government entities. It is one of the six principal organizations along with the AAA (American Accounting Association), AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants), IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors), FEI (Financial Executives Institute), and IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) that govern the accounting profession in the United States.It presents the annual Certifcate of Excellence in Accountability (CEAR) Awards to federal agecnies whose financial reporting has been outstanding.
The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) was founded on September 14, 1950 as the Federal Government Accountants Association (FGAA) a group of federal accountants, led by Robert W. King. AGA has a long history of being the thought leader for the government accountability profession. Through education, research, publications, certification and conferences, AGA reaches thousands of professionals and provides more than 100,000 continuing professional education (CPE) hours annually. The association supports the careers and professional development of government finance professionals working in federal, state and local governments as well as the private sector and academia. AGA has played an instrumental role in developing accounting and auditing standards and in generating new concepts for the effective organization and administration of financial management functions, including the passage of the Inspector General Act of 1978 and the Chief Financial Officer's Act of 1990. AGA conducts independent research and analysis of all aspects of government financial management.
Since its inception in 1994, the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) has become the standard by which government financial management professionals are measured. Its education, experience and ethics requirements have served to elevate the most seasoned financial professionals.
Today more than 14,000 individuals have received the designation. The CGFM is the first certification broad enough to cover the whole field of government financial management—federal, state and local. It measures a wide range of knowledge and skills that a professional needs to succeed in the federal government financial environment, or to meet the unique challenges faced by state and local government financial managers.