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Who should attend
This course was recorded on 24 November 2021 and is suitable for accountants, as well as other business professionals, working in, or advising, the public sector
Course overview
How to be an effective Finance
Business Partner- John Morgan - BT
Enterprise
The
session will explore how to become an effective finance business partner and
will be delivered by John Morgan, Finance Director, BT Enterprise. John has
over 15 years’ experience in finance business partnering multi billion pound
business units within BT and will share his experiences and insight on what it
takes to become an effective finance business partner.
Procurement Board and the Procurement Reforms-
Donna Williams - Department of Finance
This session will cover update of the current Public
Procurement landscape in Northern Ireland the CPDs role, Procurement Board for
Northern Ireland, New local Policy and Future National Reforms
Maximising Efficiency while working
remotely? Alison Toogood- Proclaim ConsultancyNew
evidence is emerging reporting on working practices and behaviours associated
with remote working. These findings provide us with valuable insight as we shift
from remote working to a more flexible hybrid model
Understanding and addressing fraud risks-
Procurement and GrantsValerie Evans - NI Audit Office
Speakers
Valerie Evans has had a long career in
the NI Audit Office, initially specialising in value for money audit but, for
the last 10 years, working in counter fraud. Valerie’s main responsibility is
coordinating the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) in Northern Ireland. The NFI is
a cross-jurisdictional data matching exercise run every two years, with over 80
NI public sector organisations participating. Valerie has also helped to
produce a number of good practice guides for the benefit of NI public sector
organisations, on topics such as managing fraud risk and raising concerns.
More recently, and against a backdrop of increased fraud risk due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, Valerie has been involved in the production of a series of
fraud risk guides, aimed at helping public sector organisations to recognise the
key fraud risks they face, and outlining the range of controls that can mitigate those risks. Valerie’s presentation
will provide an overview of two of these fraud risk guides – procurement
fraud risks and grant fraud risks. Procurement and grants have
come under the spotlight as a result of the pressures of the
pandemic, so it is timely to be reminded of the key messages
outlined in these guides.
John Morgan was appointed to the Head of
Finance in BT Ireland in 2010, he became Finance Director of South, Wales &
Northern Ireland, BT Enterprise, in March 2020. John has been with BT since
2003, undertaking various finance business partnering roles. John was elected to
the CBI Northern Ireland Council in 2019. Before joining BT, John trained
as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in Belfast before spending 2
year working within the London Private Equity Corporate Finance Team. John
graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a First Class Honours Degree in
Accounting. Married to Pamela, and father of 2 boys, John enjoys coaching soccer
at Rosario football club and running.
Dr Alison Toogood
has a PhD in cognitive neuroscience exploring memory, language and executive
function in older neurotypical populations and individuals with mild cognitive
impairment. She has also led research on the psychological wellbeing of young
carers and the mediating roles of resilience and coping
style. As a
specialist coach, Alison’s particular interest is in the link between thoughts,
emotions and subsequent behaviours by applying cognitive behavioural theory to
everyday issues. Alison provides clients with tangible and practical steps to
enhance performance by managing their mind in challenging situations. Alison has
coached clients in many areas including life-limiting attitudes,
procrastination, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, low self-esteem and feelings
of anxiety.Donna WilliamsDeputy
Director in CPD , Head of Supplies and Services Division (SSD). With circa
£3bn annual spend, public procurement is an important driver for our local
economy and supports the delivery of the Programme for Government. SSD is
responsible for providing a procurement service and advice on supplies and
services contracts for up to 140 public sector bodies. We are currently
overseeing a change programme including the implementation of new procurement
legislation, new technology and implementing the recently approved ‘Scoring
Social Value’ Policy. Donna has over 20 years’ experience in public
procurement and am a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and
Supply.
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