Rushcliffe chooses new finance software
Politics

Rushcliffe chooses new finance software

13y Jaimie Kaffash

Rushcliffe chooses new finance software

Advanced Business Solutions wins Rushcliffe Borough Council finance IT contract Read More...

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Council outsourcers sign £600,000 finance IT deal
Accounting Software

Council outsourcers sign £600,000 finance IT deal

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Council outsourcers sign £600,000 finance IT deal

Agiliysis awards UNIT4 with finance software contract Read More...

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KPMG wins healthcare commissioning contract
Accounting Firms

KPMG wins healthcare commissioning contract

13y Nick Huber

KPMG wins healthcare commissioning contract

KPMG-led partnership wins contract to provide management support for GPs in the run up to GP-led commissioning of NHS services Read More...

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Public sector accountants battle against competing interests
Politics

Public sector accountants battle against competing interests

13y Rachael Singh

Public sector accountants battle against competing...

Finance professionals face challenges in trying to improve transparency and accountability in the public sector, claim attendees at an ACCA conference...

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Overpayments sees more government accounts qualified by NAO
Audit

Overpayments sees more government accounts qualified by NAO

13y our parliamentary correspondent

Overpayments sees more government accounts qualifi...

Social fund and legal service accounts qualified by auditor general Amyas Morse due to £207m worth of overpayments Read More...

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Accountancy Age Awards 2010 FD of the Year Public Sector - Paul Vernon Woods
People Business

Accountancy Age Awards 2010 FD of the Year Public Sector - Paul Vernon Wood...

13y Accountancy Age

Accountancy Age Awards 2010 FD of the Year Public ...

Paul Vernon Woods was a clear choice among the judges as top public sector finance director. His success in dual roles as Newcastle City treasurer and...

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Accountancy Age Awards 2010 Finance Team of the Year Public Sector - Redbridge Borough
Politics

Accountancy Age Awards 2010 Finance Team of the Year Public Sector - Redbri...

13y Accountancy Age

Accountancy Age Awards 2010 Finance Team of the Ye...

“We see an excellent finance team as one that does more than meet expectations but works across an organisation to lead on delivering complex, cross-c...

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MPs announce inquiry into Audit Commission abolition
Audit

MPs announce inquiry into Audit Commission abolition

13y Mario Christodoulou

MPs announce inquiry into Audit Commission aboliti...

Inquiry to ensure local authorities receive value for money Read More...

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Stein leads CIPFA charge in the business world - more to follow?
People Business

Stein leads CIPFA charge in the business world - more to follow?

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Stein leads CIPFA charge in the business world - m...

Did you notice the appointment of Gordon Stein as the new CFO of Cadogan Petroleum? It was interesting primarily for one reason – not because we...

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Conducting the cuts
Politics

Conducting the cuts

14y Accountancy Age

Conducting the cuts

ONE OF THE MOST EYE WATERING statistics in the chancellor’s comprehensive spending review announcement was the Office of Budget Responsibility’s forec...

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Video: Audit Commission to become fifth big firm?
Audit

Video: Audit Commission to become fifth big firm?

14y Accountancy Age

Video: Audit Commission to become fifth big firm?

Could the Big Four be challenged by a new firm created from remnants of the Audit Commission? Read More...

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HMRC top earners list published in transparency drive
People Business

HMRC top earners list published in transparency drive

14y David Jetuah

HMRC top earners list published in transparency dr...

More than 40 senior HMRC staff are paid between £80,000 and £205,000 Read More...

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Spending Review: Public sector financial rigour crucial
Accounting Standards

Spending Review: Public sector financial rigour crucial

14y Nick Huber

Spending Review: Public sector financial rigour cr...

Strong financial management is key to the public sector handling spending cuts outlined by chancellor George Osborne Read More...

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Spending review 'cannot afford' damage to tax collection
Corporate Tax

Spending review 'cannot afford' damage to tax collection

14y David Jetuah

Spending review 'cannot afford' damage to tax coll...

The Treasury's budget is in the "unprotected" category, and advisers are hoping that the Comprehensive Spending Review will not affect the department...

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MPs call for MOD FD Jon Thompson to have more powers
People Business

MPs call for MOD FD Jon Thompson to have more powers

14y David Jetuah

MPs call for MOD FD Jon Thompson to have more powe...

Public accounts committee members demand to know why one of the most important FD roles in government does not have control of strategic financial pla...

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Connaught collapse sends stark message to subcontractors
Business Recovery

Connaught collapse sends stark message to subcontractors

14y Accountancy Age

Connaught collapse sends stark message to subcontr...

Whatever the reason for the collapse of social housing building group Connaught, it will undoubtedly cause hardship for its suppliers Read More...

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Public sector accounting reform lacks comparability across Europe
Accounting Standards

Public sector accounting reform lacks comparability across Europe

14y Paul Grant

Public sector accounting reform lacks comparabilit...

Ernst & Young study finds European governments switching to accrual accounting, but not adopting international standards Read More...

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Local government: beating the cuts
People In Practice

Local government: beating the cuts

14y Michelle Perry

Local government: beating the cuts

Things may look bleak for accountants working in local government at the moment but opportunities exist as coalition plans for massive spending cuts ...

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Audit Commission names Gareth Davies in crucial MD role
Audit

Audit Commission names Gareth Davies in crucial MD role

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Audit Commission names Gareth Davies in crucial MD...

Davies to lead the commission's audit practice, in what could be a vital role in influencing its future in an open local government audit market Read...

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Ordnance Survey ends decade-long clash with auditors
Audit

Ordnance Survey ends decade-long clash with auditors

14y our parliamentary correspondent

Ordnance Survey ends decade-long clash with audito...

After ten years of qualification the official mapmaker has it accounts signed off in full Read More...

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Audit Commission to be scrapped, government confirms
Audit

Audit Commission to be scrapped, government confirms

14y Paul Grant

Audit Commission to be scrapped, government confir...

Work of the Audit Commission to be replaced with private sector contracts Read More...

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PwC and KPMG mentor groundbreaking public sector projects
Consulting

PwC and KPMG mentor groundbreaking public sector projects

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

PwC and KPMG mentor groundbreaking public sector p...

Big Four staff helping first wave of public sector self-run projects Read More...

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Business insolvencies to surge from public sector cutbacks
Corporate Tax

Business insolvencies to surge from public sector cutbacks

14y Accountancy Age

Business insolvencies to surge from public sector ...

Credit professionals predict that the public sector's efficiency drive will push up business insolvencies Read More...

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Video: Public sector consultancy work plummets
Consulting

Video: Public sector consultancy work plummets

14y rumo , Writer

Video: Public sector consultancy work plummets

How the consultancy industry coping with the cutbacks Read More...

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Audio: Public sector consultancy work plummets
Consulting

Audio: Public sector consultancy work plummets

14y rumo , Writer

Audio: Public sector consultancy work plummets

How the consultancy industry coping with the cutbacks Read More...

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Politics hinders improvement to public sector financial management
Corporate Governance

Politics hinders improvement to public sector financial management

14y Kevin Reed , Writer

Politics hinders improvement to public sector fina...

Developing countries held back in improving public sector financial management by lack of political support, says ACCA Read More...

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Government announces two-tiered budget bill
Politics

Government announces two-tiered budget bill

14y Accountancy Age

Government announces two-tiered budget bill

Exchequer Secretary David Gauke brings in "key measures at the heart of our comprehensive five-year plan to put the British economy back on track." R...

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