# Master Certificate in Federal Financial Management Level I Certificate Program 128 CPE live online certificate program for early-career financial professionals Canonical URL: ## Overview This program equips emerging federal financial professionals with essential competencies for success and helps build a strong foundation in federal financial management. It develops the core knowledge and skills needed by effective Financial Manager practitioners across government agencies. ## What you'll learn - Master principles of federal accounting and financial systems. - Understand basic budget formulation and execution. - Learn key components of appropriations law and compliance. - Apply introductory tools for data interpretation and decision support. ## Curriculum 1. **Introduction to Financial Management Course** 2. **Introduction to Federal Accounting Course** 3. **Manager's and Auditor's Roles in Assessing Internal Control Course** 4. **Introduction to Federal Budgeting Course** 5. **Federal Appropriations Law Course** 6. **AI for Federal Budget Formulation and Execution Course** ## Instructors ### Angelo Capolupo — Instructor Angelo M. Capolupo is a retired U.S. Army Colonel with over 38 years of military service and more than four decades of federal financial management experience. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM), with a Master’s degree in Accounting from Rider University and a Master’s in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. Throughout his career, Angelo has held senior financial leadership roles, including Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer for the New Jersey Army & Air National Guard, as well as CFO for the New Jersey Department of Military & Veterans Affairs. His expertise spans federal budgeting, accounting, auditing, internal controls, payroll, grants management, and federal appropriations law. Notably, he established centralized funding and accounting operations supporting over $1.7 billion in wartime funding during deployments to Iraq, Bosnia, and Germany. Angelo has taught federal financial management to audiences ranging from entry-level staff to senior executives and continues to bring real-world experience into the classroom. He joined the GSUSA instructor team in early 2024 and is committed to helping students understand federal financial practices through practical examples and historical context. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $6099