2. What is CGFM?
Certified Government Financial Manager® (CGFM®)
is a professional certification awarded by AGA
3. What makes the CGFM unique?
Specialized focus on government financial management
Broad coverage of various aspects of financial management
at all levels of government
4. CGFM benefits
Increased knowledge of government financial management
Greater confidence on the job
Better understanding of “big picture” of government
Portable and tangible indicator of experience and knowledge
Enhanced marketability throughout all levels of government
Encourages employer incentives and continuing education
Enhanced credibility, public confidence and employee value
5. CGFM: initial requirements
Ethics – read and agree to abide by AGA’s Code of Ethics
Education – have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S.
college or university
Examinations – pass three comprehensive CGFM examinations
Experience – complete at least two years of professional-level
experience in U.S. government financial management
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm
6. Certification process
Step 1—Read AGA's Code of Ethics
Step 2—Apply for the CGFM program
Step 3—Submit required degree documentation
Step 4—Receive an eligibility letter
Step 5—Prepare for the CGFM examinations
Step 6—Schedule the CGFM examinations
Step 7—Take and pass the CGFM examinations
Step 8—Submit a work verification form
Step 9—Receive CGFM award letter
Step 10—Receive and display your CGFM certificate
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/process
7. Preparing for examinations
Start with exam content outlines
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/exams
Preparation options
Courses – CGFM live (virtual or in-person) and self-paced
Self-study – study guides, practice exams and study
references
Other options
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/prepare
8. CGFM examinations
Exam 1: Governmental Environment
Exam 2: Governmental Accounting, Financial Reporting and
Budgeting
Exam 3: Governmental Financial Management and Control
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/exams
9. CGFM: requirements to maintain
Ethics – continue to abide by AGA’s Code of Ethics
Renewal – renew the designation annually by March 31
Continuing education – complete 80 hours of applicable
continuing professional education (CPE) every two years
(including 4 hours in ethics per cycle) and provide
documentation to AGA upon request
www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/maintain
10. Enhance your marketability
CGFM is the mark of professional excellence
CGFM is transferrable across agencies and government
levels
Apply at www.agacgfm.org/cgfm/apply
11. How having the CGFM credential
has benefited your career?
Javier Machuca
15. Congrats to our newest
New Mexico CGFM’s
Theresa Marie Rogers Edwards, CGFM – February 2022
Hyunji K. Choi, CGFM – January 2021
16. New Mexico CGFM’s
Ms. Kusum Adhikari, CGFM Mrs. Maria D. Fidalgo, CGFM Ms. Melissa Meyer, CGFM
Mr. Raul Joseph Anaya, CGFM, CPA Mr. Andrew J. Gallegos, CGFM Ms. Tracy R. Milman, CGFM
Mr. Anthony I. Armijo, CGFM Mrs. Nicole Gallegos, CGFM Mrs. Terese R. Montoya, CGFM
Ms. Jennifer N. Baca, CGFM, CFE Mr. Peter Gilmour, CGFM Mr. David V. Nunez, CGFM
Mr. Carl M. Baldwin, CGFM Mr. Phillip J. Gonzales, CGFM Dr. Omotayo B. Olubiyi, CGFM
Mr. Lee Adams Baldwin, CGFM Mr. Brian J. Grega, CGFM Ms. Georgie Ortiz, CGFM, CPA
Ms. Elyse Barnes, CGFM Mr. Joseph T. Griego, CGFM Mrs. Janet Pacheco-Morton, CGFM, CPA
Mr. Jimmy L. Barnes, CGFM Mrs. Kimberly Hallatt, CGFM Mrs. Alicia M. Pazienza, CGFM
Miss Leann M. Bell, CGFM Ms. Tamara L. Hanan, CGFM Ms. Kathleen I. Pinyan, CGFM, CPA
Mrs. Laura E. Beltran-Schmitz, CGFM
Mr. James Hartogensis, CGFM, CPA Ms. Heather J. R. Prudhomme, CGFM, CPA, CGMA
Mr. Sanjay Bhakta, CGFM Ms. Amy S. Haun, CGFM Mr. Ralen Randel, CGFM
Mr. Christopher Bitakis, CGFM Mrs. Cosmina L. Hays, CGFM Mrs. Kathleen R. Rayas, CGFM
Mr. Matthew Bone, CGFM Ms. Elda Rodriguez Hefner, CGFM Mr. Jonathan S. Rothweiler, CGFM
Mr. Jeffrey A. Brown, CGFM Mr. John H. Hosemann, CGFM Ms. Donna M. Sandoval, CGFM, CISA, CISM
Mrs. Karin Elizabeth Byrum, CGFM Ms. Maryam R. Hughes, CGFM Ms. Carol J. Santistevan, CGFM
Mr. Clarke Cagle, CGFM Ms. Marianne T. Kemp, CGFM, CPA Mrs. Misty L. Schuck, CGFM, CFE, CGMA, CPA
Mr. Jeffrey Canney, CGFM Ms. Lynette Renee Kennard, CGFM Mr. Brian T. Shelton, CGFM
Mr. Joshua T. Castellano-Gonzalez, CGFM
Ms. Janet K. Langston Schoen, CGFM Ms. Melissa Dawn Spangler, CGFM
Mr. James Walter Chadburn, CGFM, CPA
Mrs. Sarah M. Lee, CGFM Mr. John Christian Stice, CGFM
Hyunji K. Choi, CGFM Mr. Vince Lithgow, III, CGFM Mrs. Elena M. Tercero, CGFM, CPA
Mr. David T. Craig, CGFM Ms. Desiree L. Lopez, CGFM Mr. Bradley T. Thompson, CGFM
Mr. Martin Desautels, CGFM Mr. Javier Machuca, CGFM, CPA Mr. Daniel O. Trujillo, CGFM,CPA, CFE
Mr. Dominic Donio, CGFM Mr. Bryan M. Maestas, CGFM Mr. Joshua Trujillo, CGFM,CPA
Mrs. Rosita Duran, CGFM Ms. Leslie A. Martin, CGFM Mr. Michael J. Vigil, II, CGFM
Mr. Luis R. Eres, CGFM Ms. Cecilia M. Martinez, CGFM Mr. Gregory J. Viola, II, CGFM
Ms. Breann K. Etuk, CGFM Mr. Martin E. Mathisen, CGFM Mr. Robert K. Westervelt, CGFM, CPA, CFE
Ms. Pamela Fanelli, CGFM Mr. Mark S. Melhoff, Jr., CGFM Ms. Stephanie M. Yara, CGFM, CPA