Cash Management and Investment of Public Funds
Summer 2026 | Multi-Day | Chapel Hill | Price: $550
Registration will close one week before the program.
This course is held annually in the Summer and is one of the core courses for the finance officers' certification program. This intermediate class is for Finance officers, treasurers, and/or staff with cash management responsibilities. Participants will learn about goals, process and organizations for successful cash management; how to evaluate banking services and financial institutions; investment strategies; investment policies; and accounting and reporting for investments.
SCHEDULE:
The 2026 Agenda still to be announced but you can view the 2025 Agenda for reference.
CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
Certification: This course satisfies a requirement to complete the Local Government Finance Officer Certification. More information can be found HERE.
Continuing Education: For more information on applicable continuing education credits, please see HERE.
Any credits earned from this program are not applicable toward an academic degree at UNC.
For more information on certification or continuing education credits, please see the Continuing Professional Education page.
CPE: Recommended hours- Will be posted once the agenda is finalized
REQUIREMENTS:
Full participation is required to receive credit.
PRE-REQUISITES:
Participants should have at least one year experience in local government finance and be a local government or school system finance officer, analyst, or staff member who exercises oversight responsibilities for public cash management and investment functions.
Members of Civic Federal Credit Union (Civic) are eligible to apply for a scholarship towards registration fees for programs offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:
- March 1: for programs starting between April 1 and June 30
- June 1: for programs starting between July 1 and September 30
- September 1: for programs starting between October 1 and December 31
- December 1: for programs starting between January 1 and March 31
Additional information
SCHOLARSHIP and DISCOUNT INFORMATION:
The School of Government is grateful to offer a number of scholarship and discount opportunities for public officials who wish to participate in our continuing education programs. Scholarships and discounts are available both internally through the School and through the generous support of partnering organizations.
Learn more about the range of these opportunities on our Scholarship and Discount Opportunities page.
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Please see the School’s list of recommended area hotels.
PARKING INFORMATION:
Parking details will be provided to you by your program manager the week prior to the program. Additional directions and parking information can be found on our Visitor Information page.
MATERIALS:
Program materials will be available in CANVAS as they are received from instructors. Instructions for accessing or creating a log-in to CANVAS can be found on the program materials site.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Course participants who cancel their registration more than 7 calendar days before the course start date will receive a full refund. Otherwise, participants will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. More information can be found in the full cancellation and refund policy.
MATERIALS:
Program materials will be available in CANVAS as they are received from instructors. Instructions for accessing or creating a log-in to CANVAS can be found on the program materials site.
The 2026 Agenda still to be announced but you can view the 2025 Agenda for reference.
Susan Hutchinson
