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This sector page contains all our financial services and finance jobs in the public sector. Public sector jobs and careers can include everything from working for central government, local government, and government-related bodies. In this sector, for example, we have jobs at central banks and government regulatory bodies, as well as jobs at government treasury departments (managing central government expenditure and cash flow), the civil service, education and the health service (where public). A financial job in the public sector can include everything from accounting and financial management, to managing local government investments, to actuarial jobs managing a government's pension commitments, to senior finance jobs and investment consulting jobs, or working in public sector strategy and IT.

Accountants play a pivotal role in the public sector. They are responsible for ensuring that assets are properly managed, costs calculated, targets met and poorly performing areas identified. Scrutiny in the public sector is being increased: employees are dealing with taxpayers' money and governments globally are under pressure to reduce expenditure.

Accounting jobs in the public sector include those for internal auditors and cost accountants, financial accountants and the chief finance officers with overall responsibility for managing the financial affairs and risks of the organisation. Public sector accountants frequently have specific public sector qualifications. In the UK, for example, this is the CIPFA, run by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. Internationally, there is the Certificate in International Public Sector Financial Reporting (Cert IPSFR), run by the ICAEW.

Within this sector, we also include roles in public sector treasury management departments at a local level. These are the departments that manage a local government organisation's investment and cash flows and the control of risks associated with those activities.

Not all jobs in the public sector involve working within government directly. Plenty of private companies support public sector operations. For example, most big accounting firms have thriving public sector practices employing auditors to perform independent public sector audits. The Big Four accounting firms also employ teams to help with IT projects or conduct reviews of public sector service delivery. There are roles for private companies in areas such as investment and lending to 'not-for-profit' organisations, and providers of public sector financing solutions.

Financial jobs in the public sector are generally perceived as being lower-stress than those in the private sector, although many would dispute that. Decisions made in the public sector generally have a social as well as financial dimension and balancing competing social and financial requirements can be both interesting and challenging.

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Analyst – Treasury Services Australian Office of Financial Management $70,297(plus 15.4% superannuation) Australia-Canberra 31 May 13

Make your next career move or begin a professional career in finance with the Australian Office of Financial M...

Assurance Analyst Australian Office of Financial Management $84,727(plus 15.4% superannuation) Australia-Canberra 29 May 13

Make your next career move with the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM).

Director – National Economic Planning Office- KIRIBATI Australian Volunteers International $155,000 p.a. Plus benefits – 2 Year Con... Australia-Sydney 17 Jun 13

Reporting to the Secretary, Kiribati Ministry Finance and Economic Development, the key objectives of this rew...

Comptable H/F Engagement de durée déterminée de deux ans Bureau International Des poids et Mesures NC France-Paris 11 Jun 13

Comptable H/F Engagement de durée déterminée de deux ans

Gérant ALM confirmé H/F Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations NC France-Paris 31 May 13

Gérant ALM confirmé H/F

Investment Officer I - JOB #00790 Calpers Investments $3,185.00 - $5,874.00 USA-CA-Sacramento 17 Jun 13

As the nation's largest public pension fund, managing assets of $263.3 billion as of May 6, 2013, the Californ...

Principal - Insurance Regulator Bermuda Change International Negotiable Bermuda 28 May 13

Would you like to enjoy living and working in offshore whilst also enjoying a fantastic career path?

Compliance Secretary China International Capital Corporation (HK) Ltd Competitive Hong Kong SAR 03 Jun 13

CICC Hong Kong office is looking for a candidate to provide secretarial support to Compliance Department.

Strat Sourcing-BOS (Collections and Payment/CI) CITIBANK NA SINGAPORE BRANCH Confidential Singapore 17 Jun 13

Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business ...

Business Development Manager European Investment Fund Undisclosed Luxembourg 14 Jun 13

The selected candidate will contribute to business development as well as management of existing relationships...

Fraud and Financial Crime Analyst Hudson Banking £55,000 - £65,000 UK-London 15 Jun 13

A Top Tier Investment Bank is looking Fraud and Financial Crime Analyst – AVP. The Fraud and Financial Crime A...

Senior Corporate Secretarial Associate Intertrust Singapore Corporate Services Pte Ltd Attractive Singapore 03 Jun 13

Reporting to the Corporate Secretarial Supervisor, your responsibilities will include managing a portfolio of ...

Researcher NERA Economic Consulting Competitive Salary and Bonus USA-NY-New York City 14 Jun 13

Are you are looking for a career in economics that is academically oriented but at the cutting edge of practic...

Finance Business Support Nest Competitive UK-London 10 Jun 13

The Finance Business support role is responsible for the maintaining and processing of invoices and expenses. ...

Commercial Contracts Manager Nest Competitive UK-London 09 Jun 13

The Commercial and Procurement team is responsible for the procurement and contract management of a number of ...

Assistant Corporate Secretary (12 month contract) Nest Competitive UK-London 22 May 13

The Assistant Corporate Secretary will lead on a number of projects to develop the service provided by the Sec...

Head of HR Nest Competitive UK-London 20 May 13

NEST have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR leader to help us transform from a high profile projec...

Principal Economist Profusion Group Highly competitive Singapore 18 Jun 13

* Established and reputable regulator in Asia Pacific is urgently looking for an experienced and qualified Pr...

Competition Economist - London Selby Jennings competitive UK-London 31 May 13

The ideal candidate will have experience of working within a regulator with a deep understanding of regulators...

Hyperion IT Business Analyst - Technical Support Stamford Consultants AG competitive Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug 12 Apr 13

Stamford Consultants is working on behalf of one of their clients to source a IT Business Analyst with Hyperio...

Testmanager / Test Analyst Stamford Consultants AG 120'' 000 + Switzerland-Basel - North West 22 Feb 13

Unser Kunde sucht für die Verstärkung des bestehenden Teams von Test Consultants einen erfahrenen und idealer...

Lingeriemitarbeiter/-in Swiss Re Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 17 Jun 13

Ihre Aufgabe umfasst die kompetente Wäscheaufbereitung wie waschen, bügeln und die Instandhaltung der Textilie...

AML Analyst Tuttle agency 40.00-45.00 an hour USA-NJ-Union City 07 Jun 13

Responsible for supporting the Sensitive Client Unit within the Money Laundering and Prevention Group to ensur...

Executive Director Not Disclosed Negotiable USA-MD-Baltimore 20 May 13

Responsiblity for supervising the administration and operation of the Commission and its $5.5 million annual o...

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