Bis and po finance academy capability offer march

1. BISFINANCE2020
BIS and Partner Organisations
Finance Academy – March 2016
Spending Review Webinar
The recent Spending Review confirms that the pace of change in public services is
set to quicken - with increasing impact on the public. Deloitte has drawn together
research and insights exploring key themes from the announcement.
Find out more and access the webinar: here
EVENT! BIS Finance Academy State aid training
For our March event, the State Aid team will discuss State aid for finance, highlighting
key State aid points to look out for and sources of help
Date: Tuesday 15th March 14:00 – 15:00
Location: 1 Victoria Street Conference Centre and by webinar
How to register: To register your place or to register to attend by webinar, please
email the BIS Finance 2020 mailbox
CIPFA Certificate in Central Government Finance
The certificate provides an exciting opportunity, for people who don’t currently hold a finance
qualification, to gain essential finance tools and knowledge to support you in carrying out your
current and future roles.
Find out more: here
LinkedInFind out more about these opportunities and more by joining our BIS Finance LinkedIn page
EVENT! Commercial Skills for Leaders
A fully-funded one-day training event for senior finance leaders across BIS and partner
organisations. The course will equip leaders in the latest commercial approaches through a wide
variety of case studies, discussion and practical presentation material, and help participants drive
this culture within their organisations in their dealings with industry and the market
Dates and location: 15th March, BIS, 1 Victoria Street London
Further information and to register: email BIS Finance 2020
Career Pathways and Diagnostic Tool
The career pathways resource provides the one stop shop for managing your career. It is a powerful
resource that allows you to look at your role and the roles of others to see where you are and where you
can go in the profession. It is a window into how others have built successful careers and it provides a
tool to manage yours.
Further information: Career Pathways and Diagnostic Tool
GFA/EY Technical Portal
This is the GFA’s technical accounting and auditing portal; provided to the Government Finance
Profession by EY. The GFA believe it’s important for you, as a finance professional, to keep on top of
accounting updates – to keep you in touch with the wider industry and as you develop in your career.
BIS Finance now has a licence for you to access – please see below:
What is included?
• All financial reporting standards issued by IASB along with discussions and guidance
• An online version of the EY GAAP book. This provides a lot of practical guidance and worked
examples to help you apply the standards
• IFRS news, publications and thought leadership
Find out more and access the portal:
Access the portal: Here
Username: Nicholas.Gordon@bis.gsi.gov.uk (not a point of contact)
Password: BISFinance2020
Further info or technical queries: Contact the GFA Mailbox
Our Capability offer to you
The Government Finance Academy (GFA) compliments our internal offer and
you have the opportunity to pick and choose based on your individual
development plan.
We want to hear from you if you have any L&D which can be shared across the
finance function, or any areas of development missing from our offer.
If you have any questions, please contact the BISFinance2020 Mailbox
GFA Digital Products
The Government Finance Academy’s aim is to provide a cohesive learning and
development offer built around the 4 dimensions of the Good Finance Director
model. The key focus is to build capability across Government Finance, drive
consistent standards and strengthen ‘Our Offer’.
Further information: GFA Digital Products
Finance Knowledge Networks
Knowledge Networks are a key tool in sharing best practice across the finance
community. They enable those tackling similar issues or challenges to work
together to develop solutions, share lessons, or simply act as a sounding board for
new ideas. We have a number of established networks and these are growing with
your support.
Further information: Finance Knowledge Networks