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  • The only way is ethics 0
    • in Blogs · Graham Liddell
    • — 4 Oct, 2018

    The only way is ethics

    In the wake of shocking results from CIPFA’s ethical survey, Graham Liddell challenges public sector accountants to take his three-step ethical workout The situation was tight, but the longer-term outlook[…]

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    Graham Liddell: The Importance of Being Earnest (about accounts and LOBOs) 0
    • in Blogs · Treasury
    • — 12 Jul, 2018

    Graham Liddell: The Importance of Being Earnest (about accounts and LOBOs)

    A short trivial play in three acts for chief finance officers with references to LOBOs and accounting. Here’s a thing: I get quite excited looking through a set of local[…]

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  • Graham Liddell: How to make a great shared service 0
    • in Blogs · Resources · Technical
    • — 2 May, 2018

    Graham Liddell: How to make a great shared service

    Recent events have cast doubt over the future of shared services for local authorities. Graham Liddell argues they can still provide valuable benefits — if managed well. It’s less than[…]

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    Graham Liddell: Could you miss the IT revolution? 0
    • in Blogs · Graham Liddell · Resources · Technical
    • — 6 Feb, 2018

    Graham Liddell: Could you miss the IT revolution?

    Technology is going through a revolution. Will local government embrace the change or, like scientist Joseph Priestly, cling on to the old ways even when it is obvious they have[…]

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  • Graham Liddell: Local government faces an ‘Uber moment’ if it fails to embrace technology 0
    • in Blogs · Technical
    • — 18 Dec, 2017

    Graham Liddell: Local government faces an ‘Uber moment’ if it fails to embrace technology

    Local government is at the threshold of a new era in which it needs to embrace new technology, argues Graham Liddle. The way forward is to welcome change, focus on[…]

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    Graham Liddell: Mastering risk management and not box ticking 0
    • in Blogs · Technical
    • — 30 Mar, 2017

    Graham Liddell: Mastering risk management and not box ticking

    Councils can find it difficult to grasp risk management. Graham Liddell argues its time for local authorities to undertake an honest appraisal of their management processes. Why do local authorities so often get[…]

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  • Graham Liddell: The Audit Commission, what was lost and what was gained 0
    • in Blogs · Graham Liddell · Technical
    • — 24 Jan, 2017

    Graham Liddell: The Audit Commission, what was lost and what was gained

    Most local authorities will opt for using Public Sector Audit Appointments, the successor body to the Audit Commission. Graham Liddell writes in losing the commission local government lost an important ally[…]

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    Graham Liddell: It’s budget season – time for internal audit to add value 0
    • in Graham Liddell · Technical
    • — 9 Nov, 2016

    Graham Liddell: It’s budget season – time for internal audit to add value

    Budget setting is underway and what better time for internal audit to show it can add value and do a better job than artificial intelligence. Finance teams are now fully immersed[…]

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  • Graham Liddell: Data analytics and the internal audit evolution 0
    • in Blogs · Graham Liddell · Technical
    • — 26 Sep, 2016

    Graham Liddell: Data analytics and the internal audit evolution

    There is a 94% probability that our audit jobs will be replaced by robots over the next 10 to 20 years (Frey and Osborne: The future of employment. How susceptible[…]

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    The great internal audit quiz 0
    • in Blogs · Graham Liddell · Technical
    • — 15 Aug, 2016

    The great internal audit quiz

    Think you know what makes for great internal audit? Graham Liddell argues it’s not just about checklists and offers a handy quiz to help you pin down what makes for a[…]

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