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LATEST JOBS

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Head of CIPFA’s Education and Training Centre
London

Financial Planning Manager
Nottinghamshire
£37,206 to £39,855

Director of Finance
Up to £145,000
London

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PUBLICATIONS

The new Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdon 2010/11: Based on International Financial Reporting Standards will be available shortly in Book or CD-ROM format. Please click on the links to order your copy



Interim Jobs of the week

Inspection Performance Manager

Treasury Managers

Project Lead- closure project

Consultation: the role of the chief internal auditor

News articleAre you working in or with the internal audit function? If you are, CIPFA would welcome your views on the key principles and issues concerning the role of the chief internal auditor. Your comments will help shape a new project that follows CIPFA's statement on the role of the chief financial officer.  

This week in Public Finance: clinical trials
Payment by results was meant to give the NHS financial stability and encourage hospitals to improve their productivity. But how well can a tariff system designed for a period of growth work in a recession? Noel Plumridge explores some other funding methods. 

 
     

Certificate in international reporting
A new Certificate in International Public Sector Financial Reporting (CERT IPSFR) is being previewed this week at the Government Finance Profession conference in Brighton. This new e-learning programme, developed by CIPFA with the ICAEW, will be launched in March 2010.    

   
     

Improvement Network: LSP improvement tool 
A unique online tool is available on the Improvement Network for anyone working with or co-ordinating Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs). Designed to support partnership improvement, the tool is already being successfully used across the UK. 

 
     

CIPFA Northern Ireland: overcoming the downturn
CIPFA Northern Ireland has developed a new series of  events focusing on new thinking to help public bodies overcome the current financial challenges brought about by the economic downturn. The series of events will run between November 2009 and April 2010 in Belfast. 

   
     

Managing Director - CIPFA Business
CIPFA is currently seeking a new Managing Director for its business directorate which provides a range of highly valued services to public sector clients. 

   
     
 

EVENTS

CIPFA local authority technical update day 
24 November, London 

IFRS technical update
30 November, Belfast

Prince 2 for the public sector: foundation level
30 November - 2 December, London 

CIPFA technical audit update
3 December, London

IFRS - an overview for chief finance officers and other strategic finance professionals in local authorities
3 December, London

An introduction to the IFRS-based code of practice on local authority accounting  
9 December, London

Shared services - a business case 
10 December, Glasgow

Local government funding seminar
10 December, London

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