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Vacancy - Chair of the Local Authority Accounting Panel
CIPFA has a vacancy for the Chair of the Local Authority Accounting Panel. This Panel is integral to CIPFA’s work in supporting practitioners with guidance and information on accounting and financial reporting issues in the sector. It is also responsible for responding to initiatives to strengthen governance and financial management in public services.
There are normally two to three Panel Meetings per year (as appropriate to the Panel’s objectives and workplans for the year). The meetings taking approximately half a day. The Chair would be anticipated to Chair relevant meetings and represent the Panel more widely.
For more details please consider the person specification and/or contact the Secretary of the Panel for an informal discussion.
If you think that you could be the ideal candidate, send your brief letter of application together with your CV to Mark McLean, Policy Support Officer by 09/10/2020. Thereafter, successful candidates will be invited for an interview.
CIPFA briefing on leases
To support the formal CIPFA and Local Authority (Scotland) Accounts Advisory Committee (LASAAC) Consultation on the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 16, CIPFA has issued a Local Authority Leases Briefing 1 (PDF, 227KB).
CIPFA codes
CIPFA's codes of practice and related guidance help local authorities in the UK to maintain the highest possible standards in financial reporting consistent with IFRS.