"Xayce have given us clear direction, methodology, and have brought experience and best practices from other local authorities and from the private sector. While providing drive and energy they have been sensitive to our local challenges and issues and have built a strong rapport with staff at all levels"
Roger Goodes, Head of Efficiency at Durham County Council and leader of this Programme
“Xayce has provided much more than consultancy and the Xayce team came into its own by adding real value during the intense implementation phase.”
Ian Tully, Deputy Finance Director of Glasgow City Council
“Xayce have provided us with a clear methodology and practical tools and experience which has enabled us to accelerate our work and get the rest of the organisation actively engaged. We have built a strong internal team that Xayce have complemented with their experience. They are making a significant contribution to our success.”
Bill Tunnicliffe, County Finance Officer Cheshire County Council, and Programme Sponsor
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Finance Function Excellence in Local Government - Real insight into what works
Your Finance function is under pressure from several directions. Aside from the day to day challenges you are being required to review both the efficiency of your operations (driven by the Gershon agenda) and the quality and nature of the service you provide (driven by the latest CPA guidelines).
How do you, as a leader in Finance Operations square these competing tensions?
How do you
- take control of demands on finance staff,
- optimise the organisation of people,
- maximise the efficient use of technology, and
- streamline the process for generating information?
There are a series of best practices or characteristics which functions meeting these challenges are demonstrating. We've made an overview of them based on our experience of finance functions in both local government and the private sector, and our practical experience in helping departments implement the changes necessary to deliver them. The document seeks to provide clear guidance that will enable you, as a Finance leader.
We believe a comparison against these proven best practices gives a much clearer indication of your operational effectiveness than pure benchmarks. Benchmarks are subject to structural and definitional differences which means that it is difficult to draw precise comparisons.
Please take some time to review the best practices we have identified and evaluate how your own organisation measures up.