Up to 861,000 public sector jobs could be automated by 2030, according to research, although the most senior positions are expected to be spared the cull.
Accountants must be ready to adapt to the impact of technology on the profession in the years ahead, delegates at CIPFA conference were told yesterday.
Whether you are starting out or experienced, it pays to enhance your profile to attract employers’ attention. There are plenty of tricks to make yourself more visible
Brian Roberts, director of resources at Leicestershire County Council, takes on the CIPFA presidency this year. He talks about his priorities for the institute, defending services and how football...
The skills accountants need to flourish in the charitable and public sectors are surprisingly similar. Colleagues thinking of making the move can be confident of success
Almost one in four board directors of UK financial services firms are women, although only one in seven executive committee members are female, research has revealed.
Any grant-awarding body can be subject to fraud, which may damage service delivery and public trust. Putting safeguards in place can help to protect against this
The public sector has a duty to ensure equality, yet few women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds are reaching the upper echelons of public finance. What can be done to change this?
LinkedIn is the world’s main professional social networking site, and there are several steps you can take to get the most out of it and improve your working life
Finance professionals are working on a greater variety of activities and with more and more organisations as service provision becomes more complicated
Despised by some, pitied by others, being a local authority finance director can sometimes be hard to bear in the current climate. What qualities are needed to see the job through?
Uncertainty around the forthcoming government Spending Review has led to a fall in the employment outlook for the public sector, with more employers now expected to have to cut posts than to hire for...
The Cabinet Office is not using information it holds on staff demographics and views to hold government departments to account on civil service diversity, auditors have said.
