Budgeting and Financial Statements Workshop

This workshop introduces participants to the core principles of budgeting and financial reporting, with a focus on practical skills that support effective program planning and financial management. Participants will learn how budgets are developed, how financial statements are interpreted, and how these tools support informed decision making in First Nations organizations.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the budgeting module, participants will be able to:

• Gain an understanding of budgeting
• Gain an understanding of financial statements

Topics Covered

Budgeting

• What a budget is
• Key components of effective budgets
• Preliminary program budgets
• Program workplans and appropriations
• Full budget cycle

Financial Statements

• Reporting frameworks
• Balance sheet
• Income statement
• Debt
• Cash flows
• Remeasurement gains and losses
• Schedules of revenue and expenditures
• Schedules of remuneration

Presented by: To be confirmed. Full presenter details will be shared once finalized.

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