Workshop: International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS)

Wayne Bartlett is an experienced accountant with 25 years post-qualification experience in both the UK and, over the past fifteen years, internationally. He has worked extensively in IPSAS in both its cash and accruals forms. He is regularly employed in this capacity for the IMF, for whom he is regularly retained as an expert, and has also worked in an advisory capacity for the World Bank, AusAid and the UK’s Department for International Developments. He has advised 20 different countries on aspects of their IPSAS implementation policy and had undertaken detailed reviews on their progress to date. He is currently advising several countries in Asia and Africa on their IPSAS policies. He has developed and delivered IPSAS training courses in many countries and his direct IPSAS experience includes assignments in Turkey, Nepal, Lao PDR, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Maldives, the Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Bhutan, Vietnam and a number of Caribbean States.

Wayne has also authored CPA Ireland’s online IPSAS Diploma and is a regular article writer for a range of accounting bodies and the accounting press. He is Chair of CPA Ireland’s IPSAS Advisory Board which proactively monitors developments in IPSAS and responds to pronouncements from the international IPSAS Board including Exposure Drafts for new Standards. He has also worked widely as a class-room trainer in IPSAS and other accounting frameworks such as IFRS and US GAAP.