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]

07769 288 377

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.

Premium provider of Treasury Management and Capital Financing advice to UK Local Authorities.

Arlingclose’s services demonstrably add value, with our upper tier UK LA’s being £2m per annum better off on average when compared to non-clients.

We’d love to tell you more, so please visit us on stand 33.

08448 808 200

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.

07801 552755

With 50+ years of investing responsibly and ethically, CCLA are proud to be pioneers in the industry.   Through our approach to ESG we invest in assets we believe have long-term value.   ESG is incorporated into every investment decision and guides our commitment to engage for positive change on the world’s most pressing issues, from climate change to modern slavery and mental health.    CCLA will be very interested to talk to CIPFA delegates about what more ‘good’ we could be doing, together, for a better world.

CCLA Investment Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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.

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.

IMPOWER is an award-winning independent consultancy focused exclusively on improving public services. By enabling our clients to grip the challenges of complexity, we supercharge their ability to improve lives and save money. At the heart of our work is respect for the users of public services and the staff who work in them, and a belief in the importance of unlocking their contributions to positive change.

King & Shaxson offer one of the most comprehensive dealing & custody services available to local government and have more than 150 years’ experience.

Along with money market fixed and notice deposits, for both funding and investments, we also offer a full custodian service to our client base. This allows us to facilitate dealing in all negotiable instruments, including CD’s, Treasury Bills, Gilts and Supranational and Covered Bonds from AAA rated to investment grade. As a primary participant in the weekly T-Bill tender, we also offer direct access to UK Government debt.

Our new and improved online portal not only helps our customers with trade execution, but offers a range of dealing tools to help calculate profit and identify switching opportunities.

Come along to visit us at Stand 45!

0207 655 4713

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

Liberata is a technology-driven business process services provider with over 40 years experience delivering services in Revenues & Benefits, Finance & Accounting, and HR & Payroll, to boost revenues and bring significant efficiencies across public and commercial sector organisations in the UK.

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

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

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.

07931529149

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. Talk to our team to find out more.

+44 (0)7710 098510

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.

At +Us we work in partnership with the public sector to improve the ways in which they understand, anticipate and manage their temporary workforce needs. By combining our experience of the entire supply chain with intuitive technology designed in collaboration with clients, we make the process of managing your workforce simpler, safer and far more cost-efficient from end-to-end and for all concerned.

07923 213831

Policy in Practice is a social policy software and analytics company working with councils, government, housing providers and community organisations. We are a team of policy experts who combine cutting-edge tech, insightful data and expert analysis. We help organisations analyse the impact of policy, identify and engage the people impacted, and track the effectiveness of interventions.

Our award winning Benefit and Budgeting calculator, linked to from GOV.UK, helps around 10,000 people every day find out what support they may be eligible for. Our data analytics services help organisations find relationships in datasets and visualise the drivers of poverty. We use our policy expertise to drive change via evidence, publications and media.

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

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.

0207 200 7042