Leita Hart-Fanta

Leita Hart-Fanta makes finance and auditing fun and easy. She converts the complex topics of accounting, finance, auditing, and strategic planning into information that professionals can absorb and use. Leita is the author of the McGraw-Hill book, Accounting Demystified, The Four Principles of Happy Cash Flow, and STEP-by-STEP: Building a Persuasive Audit Report. She is the author of two CPE self-study manuals on cash flow and governmental accounting for Bisk Education and is working on two governmental auditing self-study manuals. She is the developer and facilitator of Texas State University’s online curriculum for the Public Funds Investment Act. During her five years with the Texas State Auditor’s Office, she acted as both an auditor and a communications specialist. Leita led the team that produced a national-award-winning report summarizing the financial condition of the State. Leita has owned and operated Leita Hart-Fanta, CPA, a training and professional development company, since 1995. She has conducted and developed courses on balanced scorecard management, audit supervision, financial analysis, budgeting, business writing, finance for non-financial managers, cash flow, presentation skills, government auditing standards, and client relations. Leita is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Government Financial Manager. She serves on the conference planning committees of the local chapters of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Texas Society of CPAs.