# Master Certificate in Federal Financial Management Level I Certificate Program 128 CPE live online certificate program for early-career financial professionals Canonical URL: ## Overview This program equips emerging federal financial professionals with essential competencies for success and helps build a strong foundation in federal financial management. It develops the core knowledge and skills needed by effective Financial Manager practitioners across government agencies. ## What you'll learn - Master principles of federal accounting and financial systems. - Understand basic budget formulation and execution. - Learn key components of appropriations law and compliance. - Apply introductory tools for data interpretation and decision support. ## Curriculum 1. **Introduction to Financial Management Course** 2. **Introduction to Federal Accounting Course** 3. **Manager's and Auditor's Roles in Assessing Internal Control Course** 4. **Introduction to Federal Budgeting Course** 5. **Federal Appropriations Law Course** ## Instructors ### Kent Miller — Instructor Kent D. Miller, Jr., MBA, CDFM-A, is a highly accomplished financial management expert and educator with over 40 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. A retired U.S. Army officer, Kent has held leadership roles such as Controller/CFO for the U.S. Army Missile Command and Program Manager/Financial Analyst for the Assistant Secretary of the Army. His expertise spans budgeting, cost analysis, managerial accounting, and financial systems implementation. Notably, he managed a $9 billion organization, supervised a financial staff of 150, and developed funding requirements and congressional testimony for senior Army leadership. Kent’s career also includes consulting and training, where he has developed over 50 courses and taught more than 20,000 students from federal agencies and contractors. As an adjunct instructor at Graduate School USA since 2005, Kent specializes in financial management training for federal employees. His courses cover a wide range of topics, including appropriations law, budget formulation and execution, and performance-based budgeting. Kent’s teaching is informed by his extensive experience in planning, programming, and budgeting, as well as his work in reengineering processes to achieve cost savings. He is also a Certified Defense Financial Manager with Acquisition Specialty (CDFM-A) and has been recognized for his leadership in professional organizations such as the Society of Defense Financial Management and the Association of Government Accountants. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $6099