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Director of Finance
London
£120,000

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Assistant Director of Finance (Financial & Corporate Services)
Bedfordshire
£71,925 to £82,200

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Head of Finance
Cambridgeshire
£36,240 to £48,230

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Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom: A Statement of Recommended Practice - Guidance Notes for Practitioners - 2009/2010 Accounts


These guidance notes from CIPFA will shortly be available to purchase in hard copy and CD-ROM. Please click the links to order your copies.

Interim Jobs of the week

Senior Auditor

Finance Manager

Treasury Managers 

CIPFA responds to Kelly report

Commenting on Sir Christopher Kelly's report on  behalf of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, CIPFA Chief Executive Steve Freer said: 'MPs have a right to express views on the report, however decision making on the expenses scheme must be left entirely to the new Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority'. Issues around inspiring trust in the political system are considered in the CIPFA manifesto. 

Leading Wales: preparing for the future
Book now for the public service event in Wales for 2009 and hear Dame Gill Morgan, Permanent Secretary for the Welsh Assembly, open CIPFA's conference in Wales. A fantastic compact and comprehensive conference covering service delivery, ever greater efficiency and building the capacity of your workforce - key issues that lie ahead in challenging times for public services in Wales. Book now

 
     

Housing finance reform conference
Is this the housing finance reform we have been waiting for? This conference will explore the big issues for 2010. Email charlotte.cordrey@cipfa.org.uk for details about this event on 7 December in London.  

   
     

Excellence for comptrollership in the public sector award
Created by CIPFA and the Society of Management Accountants Canada (CMA) the Award of Excellence for Comptrollership in the Public Sector is awarded annually to a public servant or team working in a government department making a significant contribution to financial management or comptrollership within Canada. Nominations are open until 22 January. 

   
     

This week in Public Finance: Banking on change
A year and a half into the recession, how close are the public finances to Treasury forecasts and what does the future hold? In the run-up to the Pre-Budget Report the IFS's Carl Emmerson and Gemma Tetlow second guess the options ahead.

 
     
 

EVENTS

CIPFA local authority technical update day 
11 November, Leeds

CIPFA open event for AAT students and employers
12  November, London

CIPFA Wales·Cymru Annual Conference
18-19 November, Vale of Glamorgan 

CIPFA local authority technical update day 
24 November, London

Adult social care finance: 2010 budget issues
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

Local government funding seminar
10 December, London

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