Finance Professionals in Government

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• Finance Professionals in Government
• Nick Jackson Head of Finance Professionalism
• 9 July 2009

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Areas to cover
The Government Finance Profession
Getting the best from this conference
Your contribution
Some questions for you and of me
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The Government Finance Profession is mature
500,000 civil servants
23,000 in Finance
4,400 part-qualified/ trainees
4,300 qualifieds
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The Government Finance Profession is growing
Demand for accountants is far from saturated
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The challenge ahead involves us all
Rise in spending in 09-10 and 10-11 followed by
Reduction in spending growth PSCE to grow by
0.7 a year in real terms between 11-12 and 13-14
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Getting the best from this Conference

• People
• Heads of Finance Profession Heidi Adcock
  (DCSF) Hiru Bhudia (DfT) Rachel Below (HO)
• Speakers/ guests Jon Thompson, Simon Judge, Ken
  Beeton
• FP Team Tahseen Akhtar, Terry Rogers, Maria
  Taulli
• Organisations
• Institutes
• Sponsors
• Colleagues

Now is your chance to share ideas, ask questions,
give an opinion
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Your Contribution
Open-minded
Commitment
Engagement
Professionalism
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SHINE
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Some questions for you

• What would you like to get from GFP?
• Are you really interested in the issues that
  Government deals with?
• What do you need help with to succeed as an
  accountant working in Government?
• Where do you see yourself in 5, 10, 20 years?

Are you ready for the hard work ahead?
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Some questions of me

• Why did I leave Government?
• Why have I returned?
• What support should I receive as a trainee and as
  a qualified accountant?
• What sort of career paths should I expect?