Alan Bermingham is a Policy Manager (Government) with CIPFA. Alan has previously been responsible for the management and delivery of the CIPFA IFRS training programme for central government and health in partnership with PWC. Alan has delivered a number of modules on the CIPFA professional qualification as well as technical training to central and local government across the regions. He was previously Director of Finance for a Northern Ireland based housing association and has lectured on the CIMA professional qualification at Belfast Metropolitan College. Alan is qualified with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and holds the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland’s Diploma in IFRS.