The Financial Services Department is located in the Tolmie Building at 556 Boleskine Road. Reporting to the Secretary Treasurer, the Financial Services staff are responsible for financial analysis and reporting, accounting operations, and payroll and benefits administration for seven employee groups. Main functions of the Department include administering nine payrolls and related employee benefit plans, cash management, accounts payable and receivable administration, preparing annual operating and trust fund budgets, allocating staffing resources, supplies and services budgets to schools and departments, monitoring actual expenditures as compared to the budget allocations for the operating, capital and trust funds, preparing year-end audited financial statements, and providing financial administration support and training to schools and departments.
Associate Secretary-Treasurer | Katrina Stride | 250-475-4172 | kstride@sd61.bc.ca | Administrative Assistant: Sherran McBrien 250-475-4105 smcbrien@sd61.bc.ca Assistant Accountant – Financial: Lisa Dacre 250-475-4140 ldacre@sd61.bc.ca |
Director of Finance, Budgets & Financial Reporting | Julie Lutner | 250-475-4104 | jlutner@sd61.bc.ca | |
Manager of Accounting | Hervinder Parmar | 250-475-4150 | hparmar@sd61.bc.ca | |
Manager of Payroll & Benefits | Lynn Yearwood | 250-475-4152 | lyearwood@sd61.bc.ca | |
Senior Buyer | Cathy Dawson | 250-475-4184 | cdawson@sd61.bc.ca | Administrative Assistant to Senior Buyers: Brenda Thompson 250-475-4127 bthompson@sd61.bc.ca |
Senior Buyer | James Gilmour | 250-475-4128 | jcgilmour@sd61.bc.ca |