CIPFA Professional Qualification

The entry requirements are that you have completed a minimum of 3 GCSE's (grades A-C) and 2 A-levels (grade A-C) or equivalent or you can apply based upon a minimum of three years’ relevant work experience and the support of your employer.

CIPFA do allow exemptions whether you have an academic qualification or have completed a professional accountancy course from AAT, CIMA or ACCA.

    The CIPFA Professional Qualification course comprises of three levels:

    Certificate Level
  1. Financial Accounting (FA) | Written Exam
  2. Management Accounting (MA) | Written Exam
  3. Financial Reporting (FR) | Written Exam
  4. Financial Management Systems & Techniques (FMST) | Written Exam

    Diploma Level
  1. Audit and Assurance (A & A) | Written Exam
  2. Leadership and Management (L & M) | Written Exam
  3. Financial and Performance Reporting (F & PR) | Written Exam
  4. Accounting for Decision Making (ADM) | Written Exam
  5. Governance and Public Policy (G & PP) | Written Exam
  6. Public Finance (PF) | Written Exam

    Final Test of Professional Competence
  1. Strategic Business Management (SBM) | Written Exam
  2. Finance and Management Case Study | Written Exam
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Certificate in International Public Sector Financial Reporting (Cert IPSFR)

This course is designed for finance professionals working in the public sector. The IPSFR certificate will benefit anyone who requires an understanding of international financial reporting standards within the public sector in particular accountants and finance staff at all levels involved in the preparation of financial statements.

Internal auditors and consultants dealing with financial reporting and trainers wishing to refresh their knowledge of the standards would also benefit from taking this CIPFA course.

  1. Context of IFRS's and IPSAS's | Written Exam
  2. Financial statement presentation | Written Exam
  3. Funding, revenue and expenditure | Written Exam
  4. Asset and liability reporting | Written Exam
  5. Entity consolidation and combination | Written Exam
  6. Disclosure and other matters | Written Exam

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Certificate in International Treasury Management: Public Finance (CertITM-PF)

This CIPFA course is aimed at accountancy professionals that require an understanding of treasury in the public services. It is aimed at staff working within the treasury management area of their firm or where there is a desire to understand the wider issues within treasury management.

  1. Cash and Liquidity Management | Written Exam
  2. Capital Markets and Funding | Written Exam
  3. Corporate Financial Management | Written Exam
  4. Risk Management | Written Exam
  5. Treasury Operations and Controls | Written Exam
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Certificate in Charity Finance & Accountancy

The CIPFA Certificate in Charity Finance and Accountancy facilitates understanding in transparency and accountability in charity reporting. The course also trains the accounting professional to understand the origins of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) for charities and how it goes beyond the company formats taught in generic accountancy courses.

The Complexity of VAT for the Voluntary & Community Sector is also assessed amongst other specialist subject relating to this accounting niche.

  1. Charity Finance & Accounting | Written Exam
  2. Voluntary Sector Financial Management | Written Exam
  3. Advanced Charity Accounting | Written Exam
  4. Taxation of Charities | Written Exam
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The Warwick Diploma in Public Finance and Leadership (PDPFL)

As of mid June 2011 CIPFA are not taking enrollments on this accounting course so it is worthwhile contacting them to see if this has changed - please let us know if the below comments if the course has changed.

The course was devised by Warwick Business School (WBS) and CIPFA to produce two leadership and management programmes designed specifically for the public and voluntary services. The course was a two year modular programme which provides various benefits:

1. Full Chartered Public Finance Accountancy (CPFA) professional qualification
2. CIPFA membership
3. A Warwick Diploma

This accountancy course was aimed at Finance Directors and executive managers from across the public and third sectors who do not hold a professional accountancy qualification.

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Postgraduate Diploma for Leaders in Finance (PgLiF)

Like the The Warwick Diploma in Public Finance and Leadership, this course is 18-month programme which upon completion gives two full years’ Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and a Warwick Diploma.

The qualification was aimed at qualified accountants in senior management posts who aspire to reach executive director level. It is worthwhile checking with CIPFA is they are currently taking enrollments.

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CIPFA Certificate Investigative Practice Qualification (CCIP)

This course is aimed at accountants interested in fraud and corporate governance; both being high on the agenda for local government and the public sector in general. Please contact CIPFA for availability.

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