Dame Onome Adewuyi is the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, at Cynergy Platforms Limited, which she co-founded. Previously, she worked at Fidelity Bank Plc from 1997 to 2015, rising to Executive Director, Risk Management, from 2009 to 2015.

Her career spans more than 35 years across manufacturing, oil and gas, and banking sectors. She served as the 56th president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) from 2020 to 2021 and spent 15 years on ICAN's Governing Council, chairing multiple committees and serving as Honorary Treasurer for three terms.

Her international service includes appointments to the Public Interest Oversight Board's Standard-Setting Boards' Nominations Committee, presidency of the Association of Accountancy Bodies of West Africa, chairmanship of the Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria, and board membership of the Pan African Federation of Accountants.

She has served on numerous boards of public and private companies and government agencies, including the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and Law Union and Rock Insurance Plc. She currently chairs the board of Dominion Finance Company Limited, serves as a non-executive director at Dominion Trust Limited, chairman of the NDDC Cooperative Society MicroFinance Bank, and is a member of the Guinness Nigeria PLC Statutory Audit Committee.

She holds a B.Sc. Second Class Honours, Upper Division Degree in Accounting from the University of Benin and an M.Sc. in Banking and Finance from the University of Lagos. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 1986, conferred FCA in 1997. She also qualified  as a Chartered Banker (ACIB) in 1993, becoming a Fellow in 2007. She is also a Fellow of the Risk Managers Association of Nigeria.

Dame Adewuyi is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, Wharton Business School, Ross Business School, Kellogg Business School, the International Banking Summer School California, and Lagos Business School.

Helen Partridge was appointed IFAC’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (CFAO) in November 2025, following her tenure as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Education. In this expanded role, Helen provides strategic leadership and oversight across IFAC’s finance, administration, and operational functions, ensuring robust governance and organizational resilience. She leads teams responsible for finance, human capital, information technology, intellectual property, and strategy and governance, and serves as a key advisor to IFAC’s CEO on financial and operational matters. 

Prior to joining IFAC, Helen spent 16 years in public practice, specializing in audit, advisory, and audit systems design across the United States and Asia Pacific. She also held a senior controllership role at a multinational transportation company, where she managed GAAP conversions, financial statement preparation, and complex transactions, including business combinations and tax planning.

Helen serves as a director on two not-for-profit boards and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in multiple U.S. states.

Agreed-Upon Procedures (AUP) engagements provide a great opportunity for small- and medium–sized practices (SMPs) to grow, and deliver a valuable client service. IFAC (The International Federation of Accountants) has released a new publication, Agreed-Upon Procedures (AUP) Engagements: A Growth and Value Opportunity. The publication describes AUP engagements, when they are appropriate, and, identifies key client benefits. It also covers examples of financial and non-financial information AUP engagements and provides six short case studies with example procedures that might be applied.

This short video highlights the concepts, proposals and IPSASB preliminary views contained in the Accounting for Revenue and Non-Exchange Expenses Consultation Paper.

The deadline for commenting on the IPSASB Consultation Paper Revenue and Non-Exchange Expenses closes on 15 January 2018.

Williard Yohana Kalulu was appointed in October 2017 to serve as Technical Advisor for Ms. Neema Kiure-Mssusa, who is a member of the IPSASB. Mr. Kalulu is a Chief Accountant at the Treasury Registrar’s Office under the Ministry of Finance and Planning Dar es salaam Tanzania. He was nominated to his position with the IPSASB by the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Tanzania.

Mr. Kalulu is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-T) with a post graduate diploma in Accountancy from Institute of Accountancy Arusha, a diploma in IPSAS from National Board of Accountants and Auditors, and an advanced diploma in Accountancy from St Augustine University of Tanzania. He is also a holder of Master of Science in Accounting and Finance from the University of Dodoma, Tanzania.

Mr. Kalulu joined the Ministry of Finance and planning in 2011 after working for Local Government Authorities (Uranbo District Council) for seven years. His expertise as a professional accountant stretches over the past decade and a half working as a financial statements accountant. He has been appointed to be a Member of the Technical Service Committee with the National Board of Accountants and Auditors. He saved a working group which championed the adoption and implementation of IPSAS accrual basis in Tanzania for the seven years with Ministry of Finance and Planning.

Dr. Neema Kiure-Mssusa was a member of the IPSASB until 2023. Ms. Kiure-Mssusa joined the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) in January 2018. In 2016 and 2017, she served as a member of IPSASB Consultative Advisory Group.

Dr. Neema has been the team leader in the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) implementation project for the Government of Tanzania since 2008. She has assisted the Tanzania Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Local Government Authorities and other Public Sector Entities on IPSAS implementation projects. Tanzania started complying with accrual based IPSAS during the year ended 30 June 2013. Thereafter, she has been working closely with the National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) and Accountant General’s Department to ensure that IPSAS updates are implemented effectively.

Dr. Neema is an Assurance Partner at Ernst & Young, Tanzania, where she serves several Tanzanian private and public sector entities. She was the Vice Chairperson of the NBAA from June 2018 to May 2021, and the current Chairperson of Tanzania Association of Women Accountants (TAWCA). She is also a member of the Interim Academic Advisory Committee (IAAC) of the African Professionalisation Initiative (API).

Her Technical Advisor is Williard Kalulu.

This project aims to:

• Obtain sufficient evidence through information gathering activities to evaluate whether current IESs are fit for purpose in prescribing learning outcomes that support the application of professional skepticism; and
• Implement standards development activities that are in the public interest and responsive to the needs of stakeholders.

Scope:

This project develops Implementation Guidance that aims to identify the skills and competences required by professional accountants when performing public sector accountancy roles.

Scope:

The project will initially focus on an in-depth analysis, including reviewing relevant academic research literature, engaging with relevant stakeholder organizations and coordinating with other standards setting boards especially the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board. Other activities under consideration include:

This project aims to:

• Obtain sufficient evidence through information gathering activities to evaluate whether current IESs are fit for purpose in the digital age; and
• Implement standards development activities that are in the public interest and responsive to the needs of stakeholders.