Finance & Audit Committee
Objectives
The Finance & Audit Committee is responsible for ensuring that the Network applies appropriate budget and financial procedures and that it complies with all relevant regulatory and reporting requirements of the Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program.
The Finance & Audit Committee shall supervise the fiscal affairs of the Corporation with the following objectives:
- To provide financial advice and information to the Board.
- To ensure that the financial transactions of the Corporation are conducted in an effective and businesslike manner.
- To ensure that maximum revenue can be obtained from monies available for investment.
- To ensure that long-range planning and forecasting are undertaken to enable informed decisions on major financial matters.
Responsibilities
Without limiting the generality of the responsibilities of the Finance & Audit Committee in financial matters, it shall have the following responsibilities:
- Advising the Board on all financial matters affecting the Corporation.
- Receiving and reviewing the audited financial statements of the Corporation prior to presentation to the Board.
- Providing advice to the Network Management on financial matters.
- Reviewing and approving the Network Administrative budget before submission to the Board.
- Monitoring the financial status of specific activities or projects as the need to monitor is determined from time to time by the Board.
- Advising the Board on specific matters relating to financial exigencies.
- Making decisions on behalf of the Board on investment policies and practices.
- Reviewing on behalf of the Board all contracts, agreements, deeds or other instruments involving the financial affairs of the Corporation and which are to be presented to the Board and to make recommendations to the Board regarding appropriate action.
- Assuming such other responsibilities as from time to time may be delegated by the Board.
Member |
Association |
Michael Trudeau |
Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee; Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC |
Dan Sinai |
Managing Director, Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network, Ex-officio, non-voting, LONDON, ONTARIO |
Jennifer Starcok |
Finance Officer/Treasurer, Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network, non-voting, LONDON, ONTARIO |
Martin Walmsley |
Chair of the Board, Consultant, Industrial expert and former Director, Ontario Premier's Council Technology Fund, TORONTO, ONTARIO |