City of Chattanooga Chief Financial Officer, Daisy Madison was been honored as the Association of Government Accountants Financial Manager of the Year at the annual awards banquet held at the UTC.
The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) with a membership of over 14,000 supports the careers and professional development of government finance professionals working in federal, state and local governments as well as the private sector and academia.
Ms. Madison is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Government Financial Manager with over 22 years of experience in financial accounting and auditing which includes positions with the U.S. General Accounting Office, Arthur Anderson & Company, the Internal Audit division of Hamilton County government and CFO for the City of Chattanooga.
Ms. Madison initiated the first successful attempt by the City to obtain the GFOA Certificate of Achievement in financial reporting and the GFOA Distinguished Budget Award which were instrumental in the city’s achieving an upgraded bond rating. She is involved in numerous community and civic organization and was honored as a “Woman of Distinction” by Girls Inc.