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Tag Archives: Sara Kirk
Sara Kirk, CPA, CFE
Areas of Expertise: Management and advisory services for Arizona school districts, community grant schools and local governments School district and governmental financial statements Technical advisor to the Association of School Business Officials International’s Certificate of Excellence Program since 2008 Recipient … read more
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Tagged accountant, advisory services, Arizona, CFE, compliance, consultant, CPA, government, grant school, nonprofit, Phoenix, Sara Kirk, school district, Scottsdale, USFR
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The Art of Troubleshooting
I am frequently asked what I do as a financial consultant, and I often answer that I am basically a professional question answerer and problem solver. I spend hours each day providing responses to inquiries from clients and business contacts … read more
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Tagged advisory services, consulting, CPA firm, government, grant school, Sara Kirk, school district, troubleshooting
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Report Submissions – What Your District Needs to Know
Around this time of year, school districts have to ensure reports are submitted to the appropriate agencies to meet various reporting requirements. A summary of information containing instructions for the most common reporting requirements is as follows: Association of School … read more
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Tagged ACFR, Arizona, ASBO, audit report, awards, bond reporting, EMMA, financial report, GFOA, report submission, Sara Kirk, school district, Single Audit
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Auditor Prepared Financial Statements – What Your School District Needs to Know
A few years ago, I recorded a video blog on The Do’s and Dont’s of Reviewing Your School District Audited Financial Statements. This blog reviewed key information that your school district should know in order to perform a thorough and … read more
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Tagged AFR, Arizona, auditor, CAFR, CPA, financial statements, independent, non-attest service, review, Sara Kirk, school district
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Reviewing School District Financial Statements
by Sara Kirk, CPA, CFE, Consulting Manager
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Tagged accounting, annual report, Arizona, CAFR, financial statement, GASB, presentation, Sara Kirk, school district, video
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Reconciling Cash to the County Treasurer – What a School District Needs to Know
Reconciliations are an essential internal control tool for numerous reasons. Internal control functions of a reconciliation include the identification of accounting and bank errors and to assist with preventing and detecting fraud by providing an independent review of the transactions … read more
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Tagged accounting, Arizona, bank reconciliations, cash reconciliation, county treasurer, Sara Kirk, school district
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