The NSW Public Sector Community of Finance Professionals (CoFP) maintains an active community of finance professionals encompassing all organisations in the public sector. The CoFP commenced for NSW Government finance professionals in 2008, was extended to NSW Local Government and Federal Government located in NSW in 2019, and the Tertiary sector in 2022.
There are benefits to individual members, agencies and the sector as a whole through promoting the sector as a place to build a professional finance career. This is achieved by facilitating the sharing of best practice, providing a strategic forum for building networks and sharing access to information and resources, senior public sector staff, and job opportunities.
Our mission
Our Mission is to generate and maintain an active community of finance professionals encompassing all organisations in the NSW public sector that will foster and promote the sector as a place to work and build a professional career.
Our vision
Our Vision is to be recognised and valued as an integral element of accounting and financial management improvement in the public sector.
Our value proposition
The Community of Finance Professionals will operate as a collective of practitioners and interested parties to serve as a networking and self-help group, and to share information and experiences in dealing with the challenges of financial management improvement.
Advisory Board
Office holders:
| Name | Position | Department/Cluster |
|---|---|---|
| John Jeffery | Chair | Department of Education |
| Gary Driscoll | Secretary | Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport |
Other members:
| Name | Agency |
|---|---|
| Natalie Ahamed | Department of Customer Service |
| Paul Coghlan | Ministry of Health |
| David Daniels | Audit Office of New South Wales |
| Wendy Fung | Ministry of Health |
| Ben Gray | Macquarie University |
| Ross Hawkey | Department of Education |
| Tamara Leizer | Department of Parliamentary Services |
| Natalie Moore | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sophia Reyes | Transport for NSW |
| Clement Siu | Transport for NSW |
| Libby Stratford | University of NSW |
| Nadia Theore | Department of Communities and Justice |
| Amy Wang | Department of Communities and Justice |
| Anita Young | Premier’s Department |
| Mervyn Yuen | Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure |
Associate members:
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Liam Cleary | CPA Australia |
| Renee Feltrin | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand |
| Alana Lee Wright | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand |
| Rupen Malouf | CPA Australia |
We welcome Expressions of Interest to the board from any member of the Community
Joining our community
Membership
Membership is available to any person actively engaged in NSW public sector finance and accounting. This includes those working within NSW state government, NSW local government and federal government agencies located within NSW, as well as the tertiary sector located in NSW.
Governance
Our Community was created to better promote the New South Wales public sector as an employer of choice for finance professionals, and to retain those people in the sector. Our advisory panel supports the Community to meet this goal.
The Community provides channels for communication, information-sharing and problem solving. It does this via the voluntary CoFP Board running activities and events, operating this website, including emails, and social media communication.
Join the Finance ComPrac
Our events
The CoFP run five free member events each year. These events are all held online, and where available, hybrid with in-person capacity. Venues are spread across the Sydney CBD, Western Sydney and regionally. We also run several Beans for Bean Counters local discussion groups. Events are recognised for CPD (continuing professional development) by our sponsors (CPA Australia and CAANZ).
Upcoming events are notified to our members via email.
Our event slides are placed on our LinkedIn page at the conclusion of each event (where speakers endorse).
Recent events:
Nov 2024 – Let’s Get FIScal
Speakers
Atsushi Yamamoto – The Cabinet Office
Sam Walker – NSW Treasury
Feb 2024 – Reignite your Finance Career to Enjoy Greater Success
Speakers
Mark Hodgson – Executive Coach
Liam Cleary – CPA Australia
David Jukes - CAANZ
Nov 2023 – The Year in Review
Speakers
Margaret Crawford –NSWAO
Liz Livingstone – NSW Treasury
Ross Dunkley – UNSW
Sept 2023 - Cyber Risk in the Digital Age
Speakers
Jess Thomas – Assistant Director, Department of Home Affairs
Stephen Darragh – Director, NSW Department of Education
Gillian Wood – Director, Transport for NSW
Ross Hawkey – Chair, COFP
Useful links
NSW Government
Finance & Accounting Professional Organisations
- CPA Australia
- Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand
- Institute of Public Accountants
- International Federation of Accountants
Industry Sector Groups
Contact us
To contact us, please email finance@comprac.nsw.gov.au