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

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 61.

08448 808 200

BearingPoint is an independent management and technology consultancy with European roots and a global reach. The company operates in three business units: The first unit covers the advisory business with a clear focus on selected business areas. The second unit provides IP-driven digital assets and managed services beyond SaaS. The third unit is designed to explore innovative business models with clients and partners by driving the financing and development of start-ups and leveraging ecosystems.

BearingPoint’s clients include many of the world’s leading companies and organizations. The firm has a global consulting network with more than 10,000 people and supports clients in over 70 countries, engaging with them to achieve measurable and sustainable success.

020 7337 3000

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.

Building software that sustains and enhances local public services.

With over 30 years’ sector experience, we help over 2.5 million professionals deliver public services of the future; empowering teams to save money and improve lives in their communities.

We’re a market-leading partner for local government finance teams. By providing a single financial view, our cloud financial management software, FinancialsLIVE, you can make informed management decisions that improve efficiency and minimise risk.

We’ll help you save time and money by using powerful integration with your existing systems, reliable data and automated processes.

03333 214 914

Ecospend is an FCA regulated British Fintech with proprietary open banking capabilities for both payments and account information. In 2021 Ecospend went live with the world’s first Government open banking payments initiative. Since then Ecospend has transacted £5 billion and over two million users have successfully paid their tax bill. The payment solution is live across twenty two tax regimes. By winning HMRC’s landmark contract, Ecospend has emerged as the market leader in open banking, winning a number of FTSE 250 clients for both payments and data, and processing the highest volume of Open Banking payments.

07525202603

Evosys, a Mastek company, is a trusted global Oracle partner enabling organisations across industries to innovate and grow by unlocking the true potential of the cloud. Offering unmatched services and value in terms of Oracle Cloud Applications implementation, On-premise to Cloud migration, and Oracle Cloud Managed Services, Evosys has been a pioneer in offering disruptive solutions that help its clients effectively embrace change.

Our unique Value-based Delivery framework ensures that our clients achieve maximum ROI with measurable outcomes that also support best practises for effective user adoption across the board. Evosys’ 2000+ cloud experts help Decomplex Digital for its 1300+ Oracle Cloud customers with a people-centric approach.

+447754315395

Federated Hermes, Inc. is a leading $669.0 billion global investment manager. Guided by our conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create wealth over the long term, Federated Hermes offers world-class investment management and engagement services to public sector clients, government entities, pension funds, intermediaries and non-profits, worldwide.

+44 207 292 8620

Founded in 2019, Imperial Treasury Services Ltd is an independent broking company, specialising in assisting Local Authorities, Corporates and Financial Institutions with their treasury requirements.  Our dedicated team of market professionals provide customers with a tailored service, dealing with all funding and investments needs. Since inception Imperial has transacted over £9bn worth of cash deposits and borrowing across sectors including Councils, Banks, Building Societies, Corporates, Charities and Housing Associations.  We work on a non-advisory basis and our customers are under no obligation to trade on the information we provide. Imperial does not charge its clients for receiving pricing and information or placing chase deposits.

01992945550

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.

Analyse LOCAL is a unique system developed to assist authorities in financial planning, NNDR and CTAX maximisation, auditing and Business Rates consultancy.

0203 056 6890

Invesco is a global independent investment management firm dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life.

With offices in more than 20 countries, Invesco manages $1.53 trillion in assets on behalf of clients worldwide as of February 28, 2022.

Capital at risk.

+44 (0) 20 7543 3501

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

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 17.

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 55

01784 420797

At MOORE Insight, we pride ourselves on ‘making systems work’ for clients across Local and Central Government.

For more than 30 years, we have delivered complex ERP (including Finance, HR, Payroll and Procurement) implementation and improvement projects, from planning and requirements gathering, to options appraisals and full client-side support.

Our expertise includes optimal systems design, configuration and integrations, business change, programme management and data migration/archiving, to help clients achieve benefits realisation.

Founded by our director Peter Morley in 1991, we have built a reputation as ‘trusted experts’ with deep knowledge of the complexities in government accounting and financial best practice.

+447854682323

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 32 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

Oracle has over forty years’ experience working across the public sector in the UK. As one of the UK Government’s Strategic Suppliers, Oracle works with central and local government, devolved administrations, and other public sector agencies to deliver digital transformation. Eighty-five per cent of public sector systems run on Oracle, many of which have moved to the cloud, including some of the most complex systems in the world. These include NHS payroll and staff records, which is the largest payroll system of its kind. Public sector customers increasingly rely on Oracle’s cloud applications which bring secure and consistent processes to business functions, all of which are underpinned by autonomous technologies, artificial intelligence and machine learning — from enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, and human capital management to customer experience.

+44 7715211566

Oxygen Finance is a specialist in payments control and market insight and is the leading provider of Early Payment programmes. Our work is focused on helping businesses thrive and deliver economic and social benefits. Through progressive payment practices, big data and expertise, Oxygen Finance helps public and private sector organisations thrive and trade more effectively together. Payments become frictionless and data becomes useable information, driving growth and efficiency as well as supporting better social and economic outcomes. Our extensive and expanding portfolio of complementary products and services include our world-leading Early Payment platforms and Insight Solutions.

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

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The Public Finance Awards celebrate and showcase people, products and services that demonstrate excellence and originality within public finance.

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Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) is one of the UK’s leading investment companies, having built a strong reputation as an innovative manager, investing across all major asset classes. RLAM manages over £163.8 billion of assets (as at 31/12/22), split between equities, fixed interest, multi asset investing, property and cash, with a market leading capability in sustainable investing. Products include funds and segregated accounts investing in government bonds, investment grade, high yield and unrated credit, equity income and equity growth across global developed markets, as well as UK property and cash and short-term money market instruments.

020 7506 6500

During these uncertain times, it’s imperative that businesses feel supported and continue to get the help they need to adapt and survive in this rapidly changing world. For that they need the support of people they can trust.

At Santander, we’re committed to building close and enduring relationships with each of our business customers, so that we understand how we could help you achieve your business ambitions. Every business is different, and every business is being impacted differently and we are focused on understanding the specific impact to your business and offering appropriate support.

We continue to support business locally through our relationship teams and specialists in the UK, we have a strong international presence thanks to our extensive global network in major markets. So whatever the plan is for your business, whether you’ve had to adapt it or you continue with the next step for growth, acquisition or to break into an overseas market, we can help you get ahead.

+44 (0)7808 398500

Socitm Advisory is a trusted source of expert advice and guidance for public service organisations.

We work with local & central government, housing and health and social care to analyse, improve and transform public services; from digital strategy development, to delivering large scale change programmes.

We have a proven track record of delivering transformation programmes that improve public services for the benefit of not only the organisations, but also the communities that they serve.

01604 709456

Team Netsol Ltd is a Manchester based company specialising in supporting frontline service provision through innovative data collection and online assessment. It’s BECS Claims product has remained the leading e-claim form for nearly twenty years. TNS’ powerful GetHelp system has helped hundreds of vulnerable individuals and households receive the help they need while improving processes for the council and achieving real savings. Netsol Connect, the company’s new product, will deliver the same innovation and will change the way councils provide self-service to citizens for decades to come.

+447946800171

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.

07825814118

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.

0207 200 7042

The Unit4 ERP (formally known as Agresso) is the market leading digital operating platform across the Public Sector. We are championing transformation within government organisations who are looking to increase back-office efficiency, reduce costs and enable new ways of working.

Our people-centric solutions, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Human Capital Management (HCM), automate and modernise processes, track and control spending and streamline shared services.

With Unit4 ERP central to their operational transformation, our customers achieve agility and increase productivity through technology built specifically for the Public Sector.

0118 2076767

Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics have been adopted by thousands of organisations around the world and across industries—from medium-size businesses to more than 45 percent of the Fortune 500. For more information about Workday, visit workday.com.

+44 (0) 20 3318 2336

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