Finance For Councillors Part 1: Local Council Finance for Councillors – Tuesday October 7th at 6.30pm online

Finance For Councillors:  Part 1 of a three part learning module developed for Pro-pathways for Councillors, our professional development programme. 

Session 1 – Local Council Finance for Councillors

An overview financial training session is for Councillors designed to give them understanding of their duties regarding the council’s finances. 

Topics include roles and responsibilities, setting a budget and precept, financial control, The Annual Governance & Accountability Return and the Internal and External Audit

Suitable Audience

This session is for councillors only.

Benefits

By the end of ‘Local Council Finance for Councillors’ you will:

• Understand the council’s duties regarding financial management
• Be aware of relevant legislation and sources of guidance
• Know how the council’s accounts are prepared and audited
• Recognise the importance of internal controls

Course Tutor: 

Eleanor Greene ICPA is a senior accountant at Do The Numbers Ltd has been auditing Parish Councils since 1997. Eleanor was the Company Secretary of Hampshire ALC ten years and is now Secretary of the Hampshire SLCC branch, so keeps constantly up to date with sector developments.

Running time:   90 minutes approximately depending on Q&A

Remote Access: Joining instructions will be issued closer to the time

Cancellation: A full refund will be given if 14 days or more notice prior to the date of the training course is given. However, this could cause an event to be cancelled if it becomes uneconomic to run.

Members £50 per ticket

Associate County Association Members: £50 per ticket

Non-members £100 per ticket