The establishment of the public sector Centre of Excellence will facilitate CPA Australia in thought leadership via the identification and progression issues relevant to the membership.
This sector comprises the public sector (including Federal, State and Local Governments and government business enterprises) and the not-for-profit sector.
Areas of focus are broad ranging and will include issues which are current and topical such as sustainability, public private partnerships, risk management, accrual management and corporate governance but also emerging issues for the sector such as shared services.
Objectives of the CoE
The CoE will assist CPA Australia to achieve its strategic objectives through:
thought leadership
advocacy and representation
supporting key areas
providing or identifying appropriate relationships
Areas of interest
The focus area of the Public Sector CoE is:
impact of government regulatory developments, accounting standards, auditing standards and GFS/GAAP
corporate governance issues
public private partnerships (PPPs)
sustainability
valuation and depreciation of infrastructure assets
risk management
balance sheet management
accrual reporting for management decision making purposes
performance measurement and reporting
not-for-profits
emerging issues for the public sector
Background and experience
Members will be drawn from the following groups:
CFOs of government business enterprises
senior management in Federal, State and Local Governments
consultants to Federal and State Governments
Representation
In appointing members to represent the Centre of Excellence we look for a cross-section of members from:
Federal Government
State Government
Local Government
government business enterprises
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