UK Endorsement Board unveils advisory recruitment campaign

The UK Endorsement Board (UKEB) has launched a campaign to recruit over 50 advisory group members to input into the UKEB’s technical decision-making and international influencing work.

The six advisory groups will be comprised of eight to 12 members with each group representing a “key” stakeholder constituency.

The four standing advisory groups, which will be chaired by board members, will be:
Academic Advisory Group, Accounting Firms and Institutes Advisory Group, Investor Advisory Group and Preparer Advisory Group.

The closing date for applications for the Accounting Firms and Institutes Advisory Group and the Investor Advisory Group, which are the first to be launched, is 5 April 2022.

The UKEB will also be establishing two ad hoc advisory groups which will be chaired by senior members of the secretariat: Financial Institutions Advisory Group and Rate Regulated Activities Advisory Group.

Campaigns to recruit members for the two ad hoc groups will commence after the recruitment of the standing groups has been completed.

Pauline Wallace, chair of the UKEB, said: “The UK has always played a leading role in the development of international accounting standards and we want to draw on the diverse skills and expertise of UK stakeholders to inform our influencing and adoption work.

“Advisory groups will play an important role in supporting the technical decision making of the UKEB. The UKEB is keen to ensure advisory group members comprise a diverse range of skills, experience and backgrounds, and welcomes applications from all interested parties.”