It is hard to believe that 2018 is almost over! With the rolling of the calendar comes the need to close out the accounting year, prepare for annual reports and prepare for a strong start to the upcoming year.

Outsourcing a municipality’s financial management functions allows management to focus on the municipality’s goals, growth and overall management of day-to-day operations.

Because tax revenues never go far enough, local governments are always looking for ways to save money while still providing needed services.

What is a CAFR and what are the benefits of preparing one?  A CAFR is a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

Dan Hedden is a partner in the public sector practice group.

Dan specializes in client services related to financial accounting and reporting, internal management reporting, and financial modeling. Dan works with clients to increase their utilization of technology and process management to assist governmental units in their efforts to provide better and more useful information to a wider range of users.

Registered Municipal Advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Indiana University-Purdue University – Indianapolis
Bachelor of Science in business

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) 
State of Indiana

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Serving local governments: comprehensive annual financial  reports; financial management reports; budget modeling and forecasting; financial studies for municipalities, counties, utilities, schools, libraries, airports and regional districts

Accelerating Indiana Municipalities (Aim)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 

Past President, National Junior Tennis and Learning, Indianapolis

Frequent presenter to elected officials, controllers, department heads and other professionals in areas of financial accounting and reporting, budgeting, impacts of legislation and other topical issues of interest to membership.  

Dan also spoke nationally at the Government Finance Officers Association conference in 2016

Municipal advisory services for local governments

Municipal advisory services for utilities

Municipal advisory services for libraries

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