Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

“Since I took on a volunteer role the personal rewards have been enormous. I have learnt a valuable new skill and been welcomed by regional council members.”

Craig Adams, NAO



 

 

 

 

Policy & Technical Panels

CIPFA deals with a wide variety of matters relating to the public finance, accountancy and audit and has an important role to play in the setting and monitoring of technical and ethical standards. You could be at the forefront of formulating CIPFA's policy on public sector finance with an opportunity to influence developments from the grassroots by volunteering to join one of our policy and technical panels or working groups.

The production and dissemination of relevant advice and material for members and their employers is at the core of CIPFA's professional activities and our volunteers enable us to maintain our influence by underpinning this process. Our specialist panels help shape policy and the future of the profession by responding to government consultation papers, exposure drafts and discussion documents issued by other professional bodies. Volunteering can provide you with the vehicle to contribute to the development of technical standards and guidance and offers the chance to promote and maintain best practice on financial management issues affecting the public sector.

Volunteering to contribute to the delivery of CIPFA's technical work programme will enable you to monitor developments in finance and policy issues in the public sector and give you access to information on the latest national developments in the profession. You will also benefit from establishing positive and productive professional relationships with Government, government departments and agencies, the national audit bodies, professional regulators and other key players in the public sector, and will work closely with individuals from a variety of different backgrounds and sectors - vital tools which can help keep you up to date with the rapid pace of change in today's public services.

For further information on the scope of our Policy and Technical Panels please click here.

Some comments from our volunteers...

As a new member of the CIPFA Housing Panel, being a part of the discussions shaping CIPFAs housing finance policies and training and has enabled me to bring a much wider perspective to my job as well as updating my ALMO finance director colleagues
Nick White, Director of Finance & Corporate Resources, Colchester Borough Homes


'As external auditors we have a lot of NHS clients and the Health Panel is a really useful forum to bring their issues and concerns in front of people from CIPFA and the Department of Health.'
Kate Harrison, RSM Robson Rhodes