Who we are
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is a UK-based international accountancy membership and standard-setting body. We are the only such body globally dedicated to public financial management.
CIPFA believes that improving public services is the key to changing lives for the better and that good public financial management is central to achieving this ambition. Our educational and advisory services support our members, students and other public finance professionals throughout their careers – helping them add value to their teams and the organisations for which they work. Through our work, we help ensure public money is raised and spent with the highest degree of openness.
We are committed to making a real difference to the world we live in.
Who we are
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is a UK-based international accountancy membership and standard-setting body. We are the only such body globally dedicated to public financial management.
CIPFA believes that improving public services is the key to changing lives for the better and that good public financial management is central to achieving this ambition. Our educational and advisory services support our members, students and other public finance professionals throughout their careers – helping them add value to their teams and the organisations for which they work. Through our work, we help ensure public money is raised and spent with the highest degree of openness.
We are committed to making a real difference to the world we live in.
Every day public finance professionals face a range of complex and often interconnected issues, from embedding good financial management across their organisation to changing legislation, and helping tackle climate change. Find out how CIPFA can help:
Developing Leadership and Skills
People are an organisation’s most important asset. However, the people challenges faced by public sector bodies are often more complex than for other types of organisations.
Developing Leadership and Skills
People are an organisation’s most important asset. However, the people challenges faced by public sector bodies are often more complex than for other types of organisations.
Building Governance and Trust
Public services need to be delivered against the backdrop of an increasingly challenging macro-environment and with an increasing need for transparency and trust.
Building Governance and Trust
Public services need to be delivered against the backdrop of an increasingly challenging macro-environment and with an increasing need for transparency and trust.
Increasing Financial Resilience
Public sector organisations globally need to tackle a myriad of challenges as they strive to improve their resilience and financial management.
Increasing Financial Resilience
Public sector organisations globally need to tackle a myriad of challenges as they strive to improve their resilience and financial management.
Protecting Place and Planet
At CIPFA, we believe that improving public services is the key to improving the lives of people in their communities.
Protecting Place and Planet
At CIPFA, we believe that improving public services is the key to improving the lives of people in their communities.
