On-Demand Webinar | Recorded on April 4, 2024
FDTA Panel Discussion
The FDTA marks a shift towards enhanced transparency in local government financial reporting, with the SEC guiding the transition to machine-readable and structured data formats by 2027.
However, preparing for the FDTA is about more than machine-readable reports and regulatory compliance. It's about improving transparency and accountability and practicing better fiscal management, which can have real, beneficial impacts on our communities.
Watch the insightful webinar recording where our panel of experts discuss:
- The latest news on the FDTA and what it means for local government
- What finance leaders can do to prepare
- How municipal finance modernization can facilitate more strategic work and better outcomes for our communities
The panel of speakers includes: Mark Funkhouser, Ahmed Abonamah, Megan Kilgore, and Tyler Traudt. Scroll down for more info on our panelists.
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Mark Funkhouser
President
Funkhouser & Associates
Mark Funkhouser, president of Funkhouser & Associates, is a municipal finance expert who has spent decades in government service. As the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, during the Great Recession, Mark made the tough choices to put his city on the path to fiscal sustainability. That experience, his long tenure as an auditor and his most recent post as the publisher of Governing magazine have made him a trusted and credible advisor to government officials across the country. Read more
Ahmed Abonamah
CFO
City of Cleveland
Ahmed Abonamah serves as the Chief Financial Officer for the City of Cleveland and oversees a staff of roughly 265. He’s in charge of the budget, payroll, payments and procurement, among other key financial departments. Read more
Megan Kilgore
Auditor
City of Columbus, OH
Megan Kilgore is the Auditor for the City of Columbus. She is the first woman to ever hold the position for the nation’s 14th most populous city and can be credited with leading Columbus through one of its greatest challenges – the worst public health and economic crisis in a generation.
Since 2018, Kilgore has managed the City’s offices of income tax, financial reporting, debt management, accounting and operations, payroll services, and financial systems. As City Auditor, she oversees a nearly $5 billion debt portfolio, $2 billion investment portfolio and administers the collection of approximately a billion dollars in revenue every year. Read more
Tyler Traudt
CEO & Co-Founder
DebtBook
Tyler is the co-founder and CEO of DebtBook, a leading provider of cloud software for treasury and accounting teams in the public finance industry.
As the CEO of DebtBook, Tyler is committed to building the best-in-class software solutions that our government and non-profit finance teams deserve. The configurable solution helps treasurers and accountants in public finance streamline their entire debt management processes, from data management, payments, accounting and financial reporting, disclosure, tax compliance, and proceed spend-down management. By equipping these teams with innovative tools to power their organizations, DebtBook is improving the way public finance works for all of us.
