City council may be waking from its Oracle nightmare but the accounting hangover continues
A disclaimer opinion means the auditor cannot obtain enough evidence to express an opinion on the financial statements. It does not mean the council failed to produce accounts, but it leaves stakeholders without independent assurance that those accounts are reliable.A report from the auditor said the council's transition to a rebuilt Oracle Fusion-based HR and finance system in August had been largely successful. It added that the "reimplementation appears to have been better managed than the original 2022 implementation." REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Council taxpayers might hope so.
- ▪A disclaimer opinion means the auditor cannot obtain enough evidence to express an opinion on the financial statements.
- ▪It does not mean the council failed to produce accounts, but it leaves stakeholders without independent assurance that those accounts are reliable.A report from the auditor said the council's transition to a rebuilt Oracle Fusion-based HR a
- ▪It added that the "reimplementation appears to have been better managed than the original 2022 implementation." REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Council taxpayers might hope
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