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FINANCE

Pay 'putting off potential new finance recruits'

By Mark Conrad | 13 March 2023

Lower levels of pay in the public sector are discouraging finance professionals from entering loc...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

It will be the service user who risks losing the most from delayed audits

By Rob Whiteman | 07 March 2023

As the NAO report concludes, delays in local audit accounts pose a risk to the Whole of Governmen...

FINANCE

Taking tech to new realms

By Iain Murray | 01 March 2023

In his contribution to a new essay collection on the future of local government finance reform co...

FINANCE

Questions raised over social care spending

By Martin Ford | 24 February 2023

A report from the Institute for Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Acco...

BUSINESS

Investigator says 'heads must roll' after Croydon collapse

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2023

An independent report into the reasons for the financial collapse of Croydon LBC that has finally...

WHITEHALL

CIPFA to 'look again' at select committee's report

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2023

Local government finance experts will ‘look again’ at a six-year-old report by MPs on improving t...

FINANCE

Penna View

By Mizan Rouf | 15 February 2023

There has never been a more demanding time to work in a senior leadership role in local governmen...

SOLACE

Filling in the failure gap

By Heather Jameson | 25 January 2023

Max Caller has been investigating council failures since the 1990s. Heather Jameson talks to him ...

HEALTH

The £250m for winter pressures will not alleviate the underlying cause

By Rob Whiteman | 25 January 2023

A longer-term strategic style of service delivery must emerge as a platform for reform of health ...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

A question of reserves

By Martin Ford | 24 January 2023

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ desire for more data on councils’ level...

frederica-diamanta

Service Director: Finance (s.151)

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North East Lincolnshire Council

Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

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Southampton City Council

frederica-diamanta

Service Director: Finance (s.151)

up to £122k

Strong and well-managed finances underpin everything we want to achieve. Apply for this job

Plymouth City Council

Alternative Provision Specialist Lead

£50,269 PLUS Market Supplement

We’re looking for a Specialist Project Lead to support the next phase of our exciting project Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

£160,000

Southampton is a bold, diverse and fast-changing city. Apply for this job

Southampton City Council