AAT qualifications increase the effectiveness of people at the centre of successful businesses. We work with a wide variety of organisations across the Public Sector to support the development of highly-skilled finance teams. Over the last 40 years we’ve continually offered qualifications that deliver tangible knowledge and the real world skills that allow both employers and employees to be successful.

07929802408

Advanced has been helping deliver excellence to UK citizens for over 30 years by boosting productivity while reducing departmental costs.

We understand the challenges that public sector organisations are facing and the pressure to deliver regular savings while continually improving efficiencies.

Our range of industry-leading solutions can facilitate your organisation’s positive impact on the community by empowering both your back-office and frontline services.

With over 22,000+ global customers and 2,700 employees, our business software creates positive change. We can provide solutions for every department from Finance, Procurement, Governance, Legal to People Management and more.

03301913753

Allen Lane is specialist public sector recruitment consultancy that has offered interim, permanent and executive search services to the local government sector for over 18 years.

Specialising in finance, IT, project management and procurement, we are proud of our reputation for delivering quality and doing so via a down to earth and personable approach.

We have built many long lasting relationships that started with a ‘hello’ at this conference and that’s something we all look forward to doing again over the coming days.

Steve McKenzie

07747 666 361

[email protected]

Philippa Watkins

07921 336 643

[email protected]

07747 666 361

Ambient People is a new and independent recruitment company dedicated to finding and engaging people for local authorities and the wider public sector, with a focus on professionals in Finance and Programme and Change Management.

07967 689575

Analyse LOCAL provides tools and services to assist Councils with all aspects of Revenues work. These tools include forecasting losses to the rating list, ratebase maximisation and Council Tax assessment finding, Small Business Rates Relief audits and Business Rates advice and consultancy. Analyse LOCAL is used by over half of all Councils in England and has successfully identified over £360m in additional rateable value. All services are also included in 3 procurement frameworks.

07384216591

Arlingclose is a premium provider of Treasury Management and Capital Financing Advice to UK Local Authorities. We supply specialist advice on debt and investment management and deliver support on accounting and regulatory issues. iDealTrade is our online “local to local” matching platform, providing a low cost, safe and efficient way to borrow and invest. #TradeDifferently

08448 808 200

Caatalyst are market leading recovery audit specialists. 

We have recovered many millions of pounds for our Public Sector clients, including LB Waltham Forest, Birmingham City Council, LB Harrow and Coventry City Council. Our unique audit ensures the very highest cash recoveries.

Our fees are on a success only % basis so no client budget is required.

020 7 740 2777

Camdor Global Advisors is an innovative investment, risk and governance advisory firm, focused on finding holistic value-add solutions to our clients’ problems and helping them reach their goals, particularly in today’s uncertain environment. Clients include leading local authorities and pension funds across the country.

Key areas we advise on include macro and financial advice, economic scenario analysis, ESG reporting and monitoring, counterparty risk assessments, due diligence, restructuring and workouts, debt advisory and asset-liability management. We work across the whole balance sheet including treasury, non-treasury investment pools, pension schemes, capital programmes and housing. We are independent and FCA authorised.

+44 (0) 20 3897 9440

CCLA is one of the leading investment managers for local authorities in the UK, as well as being the largest manager of charity and faith-based funds, and has recently entered the retail investment market for the first time. With a long history of sustainable investing, CCLA is pushing for change on climate, modern day slavery and human rights, mental health and corporate governance (www.ccla.co.uk)

020 7489 6000

CIPFA, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, is the professional body for people in public finance. Our 14,000 members work throughout the public services, in national audit agencies, in major accountancy firms, and in other bodies where public money needs to be effectively and efficiently managed.

As the world’s only professional accountancy body to specialise in public services, CIPFA’s portfolio of qualifications are the foundation for a career in public finance. They include the benchmark professional qualification for public sector accountants as well as a postgraduate diploma for people already working in leadership positions. They are taught by our in-house CIPFA Education and Training Centre as well as other places of learning around the world.

We also champion high performance in public services, translating our experience and insight into clear advice and practical services. They include information and guidance, courses and conferences, property and asset management solutions, consultancy and interim people for a range of public sector clients.

Globally, CIPFA shows the way in public finance by standing up for sound public financial management and good governance. We work with donors, partner governments, accountancy bodies and the public sector around the world to advance public finance and support better public services.

Civica is proud to be the UK’s largest software company focused on the public sector. Our combination of deep sector and technology expertise is helping customers meet unprecedented challenges to sustain and enhance public services. Through greater digitisation and automation, a growing use of cloud solutions and increased focus on smart use of data, we continue to help address rising citizen expectations for innovative and efficient public services around the world.

FinancialsLIVE provides a single financial view for informed management decisions that optimise business efficiency and minimise risk. Through data insight you can track the financial consequences of every decision and action you might take.

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Embridge Consulting is a leading boutique systems integration consultancy, specialising in ERP implementations and providing business change and digital adoption services. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in the UK, the consultancy works with clients in the public sector, healthcare, not-for-profit, professional services, and other sectors to provide a more personal and tailored client experience compared to other, more traditional global systems integrators. Through expert technical and business change consulting, best-in-class ERP technology, training, and a commitment to continual client improvement, Embridge is helping clients achieve faster time to value from digital transformation programs, at lower cost and with less risk.

Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global leader in active, responsible investing, with $668.9 billion in assets under management, as of Dec. 31, 2022. Guided by our conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create wealth over the long term, our investment solutions span 174 equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset and liquidity management strategies. Providing world-class investment management and engagement services to 11,000 institutions and intermediaries, our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks and broker/dealers. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes’ more than 1,900 employees include those in London, New York, Boston and offices worldwide.

FISCAL Technologies is the leading provider of forensic software which empowers progressive Finance and Procurement teams to continuously protect organisational spend. Our award-winning platform and services use AI and ML which alerts you to procure-to-pay risks including fraud and duplicate payments before your cash leaves the organisation. With additional Sanctions, ESG and Automated Statement Reconciliation modules, our software 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Since 2003, FISCAL as processed over 1 billion transactions with a value of over £5 trillion in spend and is relied on by leading private and public sector organisations.

Every supplier, every invoice, every day.

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The role of the Public Sector is to help people live their best lives. And the right tools in the right hands can help you achieve this. For more than thirty years Microsoft partner HSO has helped organisations do this. Using Microsoft technology to improve transparency, predictability, fiscal strategy and much more. HSO enables organisations to make digital technology central to decision-making to deliver the right services in the right way at the right time. Whatever your biggest challenge in managing public finance, technology has solutions. If you have the right partner that is.

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, (ICAEW), represents more than 202,450 members and students worldwide. Founded in 1880, ICAEW has a history of serving the public interest and we continue to work with governments, regulators and business leaders globally. As a world-leading improvement regulator, we supervise and monitor around 12,000 firms, holding them, and our members and students, to the highest standards of professional competency and conduct. We promote inclusivity, diversity and fairness giving talented professionals the skills and values they need to build resilient businesses, economies and societies, while ensuring our planet’s resources are managed sustainably.

01908 248 250

At IMPOWER we hold a profound belief in the innate value of public services; a better public sector is the cornerstone of a better society. We exist because public services can be – and should be – improved. We also believe that better outcomes cost less. We have spent over twenty years developing a deep understanding of the complexity of public services, recognising that a different kind of challenge needs a different type of approach. Our EDGEWORK® approach drives better outcomes across complex systems, radically improving performance and saving millions of pounds as a result and leaving our clients financially and operationally resilient in their most challenging areas.

020 7017 8030

Ivy Rock Partners provide search and recruitment support to organisations with social purpose wanting only the very best service. Using our experience, it is our goal to proactively find ways to help you, with a consistent long term objective in mind. We are not a ‘volume’ agency, our clients and candidates are selected with equal care.

07909 030 965

Kefron provides intuitive Accounts Payable Automation to the public sector including Leeds Council, East Midlands Shared Services, Lambeth Council and Brent Council. Our easy-to-use, cloud-based platform takes the pain out of invoice processing. Seamless integration with all ERP and finance management systems eliminates manual data entry tasks, streamlines the approval process, and accelerates digital transformation in finance teams. If you are looking to go paperless, cut costs or centralise your invoice process, consider AP Automation as part of your 2023 growth strategy.

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King & Shaxson is a long-established City name, a Primary Participant with the DMO in UK Treasury bills, the only non-bank on the list. A leading dealer in bonds and money market instruments with a diverse client base, we have evolved into a specialist investment firm facilitating dealing, settlement and custody of all negotiable instruments. We provide a bespoke, pro-active, value-adding service that considers the individual treasury policy and lending criteria of each customer in order to offer the best available investment options.

02079298480

Bespoke consultancy, training and policy research for the public sector, specialising in financial management and funding. LG Futures was formed in 2004 to support the public sector in delivering improved and more cost effective services. Since being established, we have advised more than 360 public sector organisations, including over 325 local authorities.

+441908410811

The Friendly Faces of Outsourcing – a trusted, reliable operating partner delivering services and software solutions to support cost savings; revenue generation and efficiency improvements across the public and commercial sectors (including Revenues & Benefits, Finance & Accounting, HR & Payroll and Customer Contact Services)

020 7378 3700

LighthouseGRC is a highly configurable and flexible Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that takes the pain out of compliance. We help government and accountable organisations subject to regulatory requirements meet their governance obligations efficiently and effectively. We combine our Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) expertise with innovative technology to deliver best-practice solutions and supporting business processes.

Link Treasury Services: the best resourced and most experienced treasury advisor in the UK.

Link Treasury Services is the market leading provider of independent treasury and capital finance (including asset finance) advisory services to UK public sector organisations.

Our team is drawn from both the public and private sectors, combining extensive skills and deep industry knowledge with a strong public service ethos.

Our specialist advisory teams offer an unrivalled breadth and depth of experience providing an independent and responsive service to over 350 organisations.

The quality of our service is supported by the largest treasury, technical accounting and asset finance, team in the public sector.

Visit us at Stand 30.

0207 2047624

For over 30 years, Logotech have pioneered solutions for finance & treasury officers in the public sector. Our excellent reputation has been built on our ability to provide quality support, maintain continuous product enhancement cycles, deliver systems that keep pace with new technology and roll out regular no charge upgrades to meet changes in legislation and practice. In addition, we hold active regional user groups where we receive valuable feedback and guidance from our clients and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences.

Treasury Management

We are the leading supplier of Treasury Management solutions to local government.

The Logotech Treasury Management System is installed across the United Kingdom and allows the user to deal with all functions associated with Treasury Management.

It is a fully integrated Treasury Management solution covering treasury risk, compliance & governance.

Asset Register

A capital accounting system developed to fully meet CIPFA’s Code of Practice.

Car Leasing

Manages employee benefits and tax impact from use of leased vehicles.

Claims/Risk

Register of Risks, Incidents and Claims. Manages claims and automates letter writing.

Capital Programme

Public Sector specific system to manage the Capital Programme from conception to complete

Leasing

Manages operating and finance leases and their associated leases, the payment schedule and secondary periods.

Please visit us on stand 44

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Mastek is a global Turnkey Digital Engineering & Cloud Transformation specialist, delivering innovative solutions and business outcomes for 40+ years. With 5000+ employees across 40+ countries, we have supported 1200+ Oracle Cloud customers including 30+ local authorities to solve real, tangible challenges and deliver enhanced services to their citizens. Mastek’s mission is to Decomplex Digital with Trust, Value and Velocity, and we help our clients to achieve this by leveraging top-end technologies including Machine Learning, IoT, and analytics to unlock the power of data, modernize applications to the cloud, and accelerate digital advantage for all their stakeholders, enabling them to become future-ready with a people-first approach.

+44 7754315395

KnowledgeBus enables IT buyers to quickly benchmark purchases against daily trade guide price and stock levels on over 1.5million products from more than 4,000 manufacturers. Our range of IT spend analysis tools also help buyers identify, track and forecast market dynamics more efficiently. KnowledgeBus is an ICAEW accredited technology; it reduces time and consistently achieves best value – saving our users up to 24% on their IT procurement.

For more than 30 years, MOORE Insight has partnered with Local Government, helping local authorities choose technology solutions for Finance, HR, payroll, and other functions.  Our team of experts understands regulatory frameworks and accounting needs, as well as the systems market, from ERP to best-of-breed. We streamline operations, optimise processes, and implement the right solutions, providing genuine value to local authorities.  Our range of expertise includes business analysis, requirements gathering, agnostic options appraisals, business case development, full ERP and best-of-breed implementation projects, business change, project management, data strategy, migration, and integrations.  Visit us at Stand 37 to learn how we can assist your local authority in achieving its goa

Morgan Law have been helping organisations in the public and not-for-profit sectors increase hiring efficiencies and reduce talent costs since our inception in 2000. Morgan Law specialises in recruiting interim and permanent finance professionals into the local government sector and not for profit sectors. In addition to the above Morgan Law specialises in recruiting into other professional disciplines such as HR, IT, Procurement and Project Management. Morgan Law work with many Local authorities across the UK, so would be well placed to help you with any recruitment needs.

MRI Software is a leading UK provider of IFRS compliant capital and lease accounting software to the public sector. With 300+ Local/Central Government and NHS Trusts already using MRI’s (formerly Real Asset Management) proven software, it is fully compliant with IFRS, FReM and CIPFA requirements and available to purchase via the G-Cloud 12 framework.

Visit us on stand 11 to discover how MRI Software can help you achieve compliance with IFRS 16 lease accounting regulations.

• Save valuable time with extracting, collating and analysing your lease data

• Deliver financial transparency on the management of leases

• Centralise control and automate complex calculations and tasks

+44 (0)20 3861 7100

Expert Public Sector debt recovery. Between the cost of living crisis and ever-decreasing council budgets, it’s vital that every Local Authority maximises its funding – and our scalable, cost-free collection solutions really deliver.

Our data-driven methodologies, innovative solutions, and full-time Local Government Officers (rather than self-employed agents) supported by our unique, specialist Welfare team, ensure that debt recovery and enforcement services can be delivered in an effective and ethical manner.

Trusted by a growing number of Councils, we remove the time and stress of debt recovery. Come and chat at Stand 22, see if we can help you too.

020 3373 0675

OneStream Software provides a market-leading intelligent finance platform that reduces the complexity of financial operations. OneStream unleashes the power of finance by unifying corporate performance management (CPM) processes such as planning, financial close & consolidation, reporting and analytics through a single, extensible solution. We empower the enterprise with financial and operational insights to support faster and more informed decision-making. All in a cloud platform designed to continually evolve and scale with your organization. OneStream is an independent software company with over 1,100 customers, 230 implementation partners and nearly 1,300 employees. Our primary mission is to deliver 100% customer success.

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Oxygen Finance is the UK’s leading provider of Early Payment programmes to the public sector. We help organisations thrive and deliver economic and social value. Oxygen Finance specialises in payments control, the procurement process and public sector market insight, including supplier spend and Scope 3 carbon emissions data. 

Our products include FreePay which lets organisations pay their small and micro suppliers early for free. 

Since 2004, we’ve created financial benefits and improved social value outcomes for the NHS, local and central government, and FTSE 100 companies.

0121 2954038

CIPFA and Penna have come together to offer a unique recruitment and career service. This partnership between the leading people management business and the world’s only public sector accountancy body offers unrivalled access to the best finance professionals across the UK. Having the right people, with the right skills, to get the job done is key to overcoming the financial challenges that face the public sector. CIPFA-Penna consultants specialise in both interim and permanent appointments, providing a quality recruitment service which focuses on financial management and corporate services across the public sector. We have an extensive, pre-vetted network of finance professionals with experience gained across a range of organisations, sectors and disciplines.

07395 855007

PFM

We are financial advisors and consultants focussed solely on the public sector. We act on behalf of local authorities and seek to avoid any conflict of interest. Our client focus, combined with our bedrock principles of Ingenuity, Sustainability and Resourcefulness, helps us deliver on our promise of independent advice for people transforming their world. PFM’s professionals embody the ethos of the public sector, with many themselves having spent time in the public sector. Our culture sustains independence and values objective advice. As an independent advisor, we are free to focus on the outcomes sought by our clients and our responsibility is to them alone.

• Managed Service Provider to the UKMBA

• Local Authority Sponsorship Programme (LACC)

• Financial and Budget Consulting

• Financial Recovery Programmes.

UK Municipal Bonds Agency

The UK Municipal Bonds Agency provides capital finance to UK councils. With 56 local authorities and the Local Government Association as shareholders, it is owned by local government for local government. By providing loans on a contractual basis, unlike the PWLB, the UKMBA protects councils from arbitrary changes to the terms and conditions of loans they take out. In contrast to other alternatives to the PWLB, the UKMBA offers clear and transparent pricing so local authorities always know they have borrowed at the best market rates available.

Families on the lowest incomes have the most complicated finances. Policy in Practice makes government policy simple to understand, using software to give people clarity and confidence to make decisions. We combine tech, data and expert analysis to join the dots. We help organisations find relationships in datasets, visualise drivers of poverty and act earlier to prevent hardship. Our award winning Better Off Calculator, listed on GOV.UK, helps over 2 million people access £720 million of support each year, and councils use our LIFT analytics platform to identify vulnerability and put around £1 billion into people’s pockets each year.

Proactis is a leading Source-to-Pay software solution provider for mid-market organisations across a range of service-led industries.

07827 954359

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Santander has a dedicated Local Authority team. They can provide services across debt, money markets, interest rate hedging and capital markets. The team have specific expertise in Local Authorities who consider using interest rate derivatives to manage their interest rate exposure. If you would like to learn more, our team would be delighted to talk to you.

Soctim Advisory is a trusted, independent consultancy for the public sector. We drive innovation and improve public services through effective technology and expert consultancy advice. We have the expertise to understand your business and support your transformation journey.

Socitm Advisory is unique because of its people; experienced at delivery and passionate about improving public services. And we’re not just for profit, having invested over £1.1 million to sister not-for-profit, Socitm.

01604 709456

Soldo is the European pay and spend automation platform that combines prepaid company cards, issued by Mastercard®, with comprehensive management software. More than 30,000 companies across over 30 countries, use Soldo to track and control spending. Soldo is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and works with any business bank account, offering a compliant, secure, easy way to manage your dedicated funds. Soldo has been named as a Crown Commercial Services (CCS) supplier for the pre-paid cards framework, Lot 2. That means entities such as local authorities can now use Soldo to distribute funds to individuals more easily while getting more visibility and control over purchases.

Find out more at soldo.com/crown-commercial-services

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TechnologyOne provides a global SaaS ERP solution that transforms business and makes life simple for our customers. Our OneCouncil SaaS solution is available on any device, anywhere and any time and is incredibly easy to use and our integrated approach to SaaS ERP enables you to consolidate your technology stack, simplify council business systems in one platform and transform your digital experience. TechnologyOne is Australia’s largest enterprise software company, with locations across six countries including the UK. Leveraging more than 30 years’ experience working with local authorities, TechnologyOne is best placed to help your council adapt to the changing landscape and reduce your administrative burden. We understand that local government requirements vary from council to council and provide the flexibility to adapt our solution to meet your specific needs through powerful integrations and business process automation.

07718934484

Tradition’s Local Authority desk has relationships with over 380 UK Local Authorities as well as Police and Crime Commissioners, Fire Authorities, Universities and other public sector organisations, arranging both short and medium-term funding. We can also arrange longer-term funding for capital programmes or the re-financing of debt, offering a competitive alternative to the PWLB while managing interest rate risk with a variety of start dates and tenors. Our long-standing relationships in the financial sector mean we can also arrange the placement of surplus cash with an extensive list of banks and building societies, as well as instruments such as UK treasury bills, certificates of deposit and bonds. We also offer a bespoke money management service.

0207 422 3566

Tullett Prebon is a world-leading intermediary in the wholesale financial markets with a proud heritage stretching back over 150 years.

We are leaders in the building society, corporate, institutional and UK local government markets with particular expertise in long-term public sector funding.

With our partnered Platform we have access to a deep pool of local authority focused forward long-term lenders, providing the easiest and most competitive route to market.

We also provide a bespoke investment service tailored to our client’s needs, enabling access to highly competitive money-market and ESG rates and offering diversity when placing fixed term deposits.

The UK Infrastructure Bank are a government-owned policy bank – launched in June 2021 – providing £22bn of infrastructure finance and partnering with the private sector and local government to finance a green industrial revolution and drive growth across the country. Our purpose is to partner with the private or the public sector to increase infrastructure investment across the UK in pursuit of our two strategic objectives:   – Helping tackle climate change, in particular meeting our net zero emissions targets by 2050 – Supporting regional and local economic growth through better connectivity, opportunities for new jobs and higher levels of productivity.

Unit4 has a 40 year track record of successfully helping public sector organizations to achieve their digital transformation goals.  Unit4 ERP (formally known as Agresso) is the market leading digital operating platform for over 400 Public Sector organisations.

Today Unit4 ERP brings together the capabilities of Finance, Procurement, Contract, Spend Management, Project Management and HCM, offering an agile, modular, intuitive portfolio of solutions built to deliver your digital transformation agenda, enabling efficiency, collaboration, productivity, and innovation.

Our customers state up to 50% reduction in procurement cost, 80% reduction in manual administrative tasks and £100’000’s saving in IT costs.

“Improved visibility, workflow, flexibility, time and costs savings mean that we are ideally placed to meet the challenges we face today and in the future.” – Mark Pearson, Business and Corporate Applications manager at Hoople.

Vision ERP have been experts in integrating Unit4’s ERP solutions with organisations since 2016. We are proud of our strong track record for delivery. From brand new implementations to saving failing projects, our success is founded on our open, honest and approachable nature. Our service is provided by our versatile and dynamic specialists who are hand-picked from industry specific backgrounds. We integrate directly with our customers to aid their journey of digital transformation and beyond while providing excellent value for money.

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Workday Adaptive Planning provides the planning platform companies need to easily adapt to changing business conditions, and enables an active planning process that incorporates everyone in the organisation. The easy to use and integrated tool, helps to automate and streamline your finance processes so you’ll have more time to guide strategy and support business growth. And, because the platform works with any ERP/GL or other data source, you can get value right away. Workday Adaptive Planning is used by more than 6,000 organisations around the world and across industries.

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We understand the importance of everything you do. At Zurich Municipal, we are committed to protecting the public and voluntary sectors and to keeping our promises. As the only direct dealing insurer in the sector, we have worked in partnership with the public sector, community organisations, charities, educational institutions, the housing sector, health and non-profit organisations for over 25 years. We offer the peace of mind that comes with our heritage and financial stability. Our full end to end, in-house team gives you everything you need – from experts who can help you prevent problems before they can occur, to claims and major loss specialists who will get you back up and running, should an incident interrupt your vital work.

0800 232 1901