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the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

 
 
noun (abbreviation CIPFA)

Definition

FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, GOVERNMENT in the UK, an organization that provides training and information for people who work in the finance departments of the government and government organizations
(Definition of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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