This invaluable book will help managers deal with the financial management function within their organisations. It provides information on:

• the role and functions of financial management
• the responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officer and the changing needs of service managers
• the implications of compulsory competitive tendering
• the role of information technology
• the management of service level agreements
• the benefits and risks of competition and decentralisation of financial services

Financial Management in Local Government is part of theManaging Local Government Series which is published in association with the Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV) at the School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham.