Your mission. Our fiscal responsibility.

Department Responsibilities

The Finance Department has 4 main objectives:
  • Ensure money flows efficiently from funders through to member First Nations, Post-Secondary institutions, students, employees and suppliers.
  • Work with department managers and propose budgets for review by the Finance Committee and presentations to the Board of Directors.
  • Through the Finance Committee, ensure funds are invested appropriately.
  • Annual audit preparation.

Support Services

The SFNS Finance Department also provides support to member First Nations. Some examples of support services available are:
  • Budget development
  • Financial Policies & Procedures Templates
  • Cash flow forecasts
  • Audit preparation
  • Audit Tendering
  • Preparing financial reports
  • Filing HST rebates applications
  • Sage 300 support
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP)
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Finance services are delivered by a staff member who is a Certified Aboriginal Financial Manager (CAFM) and a member in good standing with the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association (AFOA), supporting best practices in Indigenous financial management, accountability, and governance.

To request support for listed areas above, or another unlisted service, please contact us. We will be happy to discuss how we can be of assistance.

Our Team

Wahbuhnung Snake CAFM, Finance Administrator
[email protected]
Ext. 226
Vacant
[email protected]
Ext. 238