FINANCE

The Finance department is a key part of Chawathil First Nation. The department is responsible for managing and overseeing the Nations financial activities. These activities include Budgeting, financial planning, managing cash flow, tracing income and expenses, financial reporting and ensuring compliance with all funders.

Exploring a Community Trust for Chawathil First Nation

Chawathil First Nation is currently engaging members on the potential creation of a Community Trust. This trust would allocate a portion of future settlement funds to be invested for the long-term benefit of current and future generations. Similar models have been successfully established by Nations such as Williams Lake First Nation and Tzeachten First Nation.

To date, we have held two engagement sessions and plan to host additional opportunities for input.

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We are actively working with First Nations Financial Management Board (FNFMB) toward full compliance and certification—demonstrating our Nation’s commitment to strong financial governance. An important step in this endeavor is to reestablish the Finance & Audit Committee.

A Finance & Audit Committee (FAC) is a committee that oversees the financial reporting and audit functions of the Nation. It provides forward-thinking oversight of the investments of the Nation and supports Chawathil’s Council in making good financial decisions.

The Finance and Audit Committee reinforces Council’s accountability and transparency to its members. It is important to understand that it is a recommending committee only and has no decision-making authority.

Chawathil First Nation members interested in joining the finance and audit committee are welcome to join. Please send your resume and cover letter to Katina.vatcher@chawathil.org.

Please see the links below for further information:

Finance and Audit Committee | First Nations Financial Management Board

Become a Finance and Audit Committe Member
Finance Administration Law
Useful Documents

Finance and Audit
Terms of Reference

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