Finance

Mission Statement:

Mission statement is to provide useful and accurate financial information in a timely manner to all stakeholders, Adams Lake Indian Band Community and Chief and Council.

Summary:

The Finance Department is responsible for financial planning and budgeting, procurement, financial reporting. Adams Lake Indian Band (ALIB) Council and Management are assisted in maintaining the financial integrity of the Band under the Financial Law passed in 2017 including:

• Comprehensive financial policy

• Annual budget planning process

• Providing department budget variance reporting to ALIB Finance and Audit Committee and Chief and Council on a quarterly basis.

• Monitoring monthly financial statement and capital reserve funds

• Present annual budget and audited statements to the Community.

• Ensuring that all (ALIB) significant financial transactions are reviewed by ALIB Finance and Audit Committee, and their recommendations submitted to the Chief and Council.

Finance Team:

John Adebanjo Officer

Tanya Arnouse- Accounting Officer

Alysa Deshima- Accounting Officer-

Payroll:

Karla Turner- Accounting Officer

Leona Lampreau Controller-BBAMBA

Nancy McKenzie Accounting Officer

John Adebanjo–Chartered Professional

Accountant-Certified Aboriginal Financial Manager has been with ALIB for three and half years. CFO was involved with Chief and Council and the Executive Director planning long term financial strategy for the community. We are confident that Year 2021/2022 audited financial statements will be of high standards audited opinion. ALIB finance team are proud of the financial integrity which puts ALIB at par with any well-run Indigenous organizations in Canada. Secondly, we have achieved Financial Management System Certification from First Nations Financial Management Board thus make ALIB to be among fifty Bands/ Nations that achieved FMS Certifica-

Communication

Communication Department is a key component to provide linkage between Band Council, Administration, Band Membership, as well as external bodies.

The role of Communication Department is:

• Collaboration with Executive Director, Chief & Council and the Executive Management Team.

• Distribution of Band’s Communication,

• Promoting ALIB with advertising, branding and marketing materials.

Highlights include: collaboration with Administration Department and Health Department to distribute the important updates on the pandemic via community communique, and various platforms.

Staff: The Communication team has two full time and one shared employee Communication Tools ordinate the updates of the

ALIB Annual Report Duties include design, format layout, collection of content submissions, editing, and distribute to Band Members and stakeholders.

Communication Contact Database: We have a pretty good up to date Band Members contact information, Our duties include managing and inputting Contact

Information received from Band Members and Community Members

LED Sign Board: Duties include to manage the electronic board with messages to promote ALIB events, activities and messages.

Surveys/Questionnaires: Duties include to collaborate with other Departments within the organize. Send survey summaries/analyses of survey data to the originating Department seeking the feedback on their projects.

Public/Media Relations: Our duties include to develop and maintain media relations with local area media, manage all the advertising activity of ALIB

ALIB Facebook Page: April 23, 2021 we launched our official page. Our duties include to manage the page by creating, editing and delete posts and promotions of events. Monitor page insights and page quality.

Cstelnec Newsletter/Notices: Published twice a month. We solicit, gather items for publications to distribute via hard copy and electronically we also maintain a list of readers and Newsletter Delivery Carriers.