Under the new Education Act, the school division’s Audit Committee must be comprised of three (3) trustees and two (2) members of the public.
The Committee will be responsible for:
- recommending external auditors to the Board;
- reviewing the annual financial statements and reporting to the Board; and
- ensuring appropriate internal controls exist and are maintained.
The school division is currently seeking public members to serve the committee. Qualifications for the public members:
- Ideally have financial experience and/or a professional accounting designation;
- Independent to the school division; and
- No financial or personal interests with the school division's audit firm, KPMG.
For more information, see the "Call for Audit Committee Public Members." Interested individuals may also wish to review the Audit Committee Terms of Reference.
