Public Finance Awards 2023 | Public Finance Magazine | 3 May 2023 | TBA

The Public Finance Awards 2023 brought to you by CIPFA and Public Finance are the ideal way to be rewarded for your achievements within the public finance and governance sector. The Awards recognise the people, products and services that demonstrate excellence and originality within public finance. Entries are open to all organisations and bodies within public finance and governance in the UK. Judged by a panel of distinguished sector leaders, winners of the Awards are acknowledged as best in class. “A terrific opportunity to recognise the success, immense hard work and ingenuity of the individuals and teams who are driving public finance innovation.” Rob Whiteman, Chief Executive, CIPFA.

Categories
1. Finance Team of the Year - Local Services
2. Finance Team of the Year - Councils
3. Finance Team of the Year - Health
4. Finance Team of the Year – Central Government and National Bodies
5. Public Finance Future Leader of the Year
6. Public Finance Leader of the Year
7. Achievement in Financial Reporting and Accountability
8. Aligning Local Services
9. Outstanding Procurement Initiative
10. Excellence in Governance and Risk Management
11. Outstanding Fraud Prevention, Detection and Recovery
12. Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
13. Excellence in Public Sector Audit (public sector and commercial organisations)
14. Excellence in Asset Management
15. Sustainability and Social Value
16. Digital Finance Project of the Year
17. Solutions Partner (commercial organisations)

2022 Winners

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
• Financial Management’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team, Manchester City Council

Good Governance, Risk Management or Prevention
• Audit and Risk Team, Scottish Police Authority

Digital Finance Project of the Year
• Creating the World’s First “TRAIMING”, Combining the World of Interactive Gaming Simulation and Finance Training, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Achievement in Financial Reporting and Accountability
• NAO Annual Report and Accounts Team, National Audit Office

Sustainability and Social Value
• Climate Change Action Plan, Manchester City Council

Excellence in Public Sector Audit
• Barts Assurance Team and Mike Townsend, Managing Director, Barts Health NHS Trust

Aligned Public Service Delivery
• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Tracker (MAST), Stephen Gunther, Director of Public Health, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Outstanding Proactive Fraud Detection and Recovery
• Counter Fraud Teams, Enfield and Waltham Forest Shared Service

Solutions Partner
• Policy in Practice with Deven Ghelani

Public Finance Future Leader of the Year
• Alex Daykin, Divisional Finance Manager, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Public Finance Leader of the Year and Grand Prix
• Paul McKevitt, Chief Officer and Council Treasurer, NHS Wigan Borough CCG and Wigan Council

Finance Team of the Year – Central Government and National Bodies
• COP26 Finance and Procurement Team, Police Scotland

Finance Team of the Year – Councils and Local Services
• Finance Team, Birmingham City Council

Finance Team of the Year – Health
• Finance Team, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust