| Recommendation | Action Plan | Responsibility | Expected Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The British Columbia Region should document reasons for budget variances and any action management plans to take in response to the variances. | Variances and action plan discussed between managers and Finance officers will be documented in meeting minutes. | Manager of Finance | December 1, 2010 |
| Corporate Finance should determine whether the current financial system and user training meets the current and future user needs with respect to salary forecasting capabilities. |
Upon completion of the system enhancements by the system owner, Corporate Finance will coordinate training and implementation for regional offices. A presentation will be provided to Executive Committee on the system capabilities and enhancements. |
DG, Finance & Management Accountability | January, 2012. |
| The British Columbia Region should document details of any significant variances from established performance targets and identify any management actions planned to address the gaps. |
Significant variances will be reported and explained in regional mid-year report and year-end performance report.
Management actions planned to address the gaps will be discussed with the Regional Management Team at mid-year and year end discussion sessions. |
Director of Policy |
Mid-year report – Nov 30, 2010 Year-end report – Apr 30, 2010 |
| The British Columbia Region should establish a process to ensure that the coding for the Women’s Enterprise Initiative program is accurate. | A 100% post audit will be completed on third party agreements as the coding is quite complex and spread across multiple activity areas. This approach will provide management with confidence this was an isolated incident, and ensure the systems and controls are sound. | Manager of Finance | November 15, 2010 and will remain in place until March 31, 2011 |