August 2020
Accounting and Auditing for Government Contracts
Doing business with the U.S. Government can be extremely challenging, but when you layer in the extensive accounting requirements, internal controls, and system expectations that come with U.S. Government contracts, it can become downright frightening. This course is designed to help contractors navigate the details of these requirements so that they can successfully recover all allowable and allocable contract costs incurred in support of their contracts. This course will also prepare contractors for the accounting requirements of government contracts and…
Find out more »September 2020
Financial Forum Webinar Series 2020
This webinar will focus on contractor cost estimating and the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data statute (formerly the Truth in Negotiations Act), including a discussion of its application during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this webinar will address the requirement to disclose cost and pricing data (and exceptions to this requirement), as well as when data other than certified cost or pricing data may be required. The webinar then will discuss recent trends and legal updates and will explore potential contractor…
Find out more »October 2020
Material Management and Accounting Systems (MMAS)
Government contractors are already reporting a significant increase in focus from DCAA on their Material Management Accounting System with audits scheduled for later this year. Don’t be caught off guard and get the information you need now. This briefing will review the overall nature and intent of MMAS, the MMAS criteria and DCAA’s new Audit Program including current US Government oversight expectations and contractor best practices for system description, policies and procedures, system walk-through, and compliance demonstration. This is a…
Find out more »HOW: Hands-On Workshop for Business Systems Compliance
This course focuses on the development and maintenance of internal controls for compliance with the DFARS Business Systems: Accounting, Estimating, Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS), Earned Value Management (EVM), Purchasing, and Property. It provides an overview of contractor business systems and the implications of system deficiencies. The course also provides recommended approaches on how to assess business systems for compliance with Government requirements, how to remediate identified compliance gaps, and how to monitor and maintain business system internal controls…
Find out more »Financial Forum Webinar Series 2020
This webinar will focus on contractor cost estimating and the Truthful Cost or Pricing Data statute (formerly the Truth in Negotiations Act), including a discussion of its application during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this webinar will address the requirement to disclose cost and pricing data (and exceptions to this requirement), as well as when data other than certified cost or pricing data may be required. The webinar then will discuss recent trends and legal updates and will explore potential contractor…
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