AWICS Director - Adrian Waite

Adrian Waite

After graduating from Oxford University with a First Class Honours degree, Adrian joined West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council as a Trainee Accountant, and became a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. He is also an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and an Honorary Fellow and President of the Institute of Public Sector Management.

Appointments at Leeds City Council and Newcastle on Tyne City Council gave Adrian experience of the finance of every local government service. In 1990, he was appointed Assistant County Treasurer at Staffordshire County Council. As Finance Director, and then Strategic Director, at Copeland Borough Council between 1993 and 1998, Adrian became conversant with every aspect of the finance and strategic management of local government.

He left Copeland Council in 1998 to work as an Independent Consultant. Since then he has worked with central government, local authorities, housing associations and other public bodies in Britain and abroad on a variety of financial and strategic issues that affect local government and other public services. He sits on the Housing Panel of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.

With experience to Strategic Director level in a Borough Council and Assistant Director level in a County Council and as an advisor to central government, local government, housing associations and other public bodies, Adrian has seen public finance issues from almost every point of view.

Adrian is known for his expert knowledge of financial and management issues that affect public services and his ability to explain complex matters in a clear and understandable manner. He provides training and consultancy on all aspects of the finance and management of public services.