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A Fresh Approach to School Financial Services.

Personalized, low-cost solutions for schools for over 30 years.

We have your back

In a sector where the costs of compliance continue to rise, and the demand on resources seem endless, it's a comfort to know there’s a team of financial professionals who will always have your back and let you get on with leading your school.

CES has been partnering with schools, like yours, for more than 25 years. Over that time, we have kept pace with the fast-changing educational environment supporting our clients to:

· Keep compliance costs under control

· Make better decisions by having better data and information to hand

· Manage risks for true peace of mind


Your responsibilities as a leader

As a principal or trustee, getting the very best from your resources so that you deliver optimal outcomes for your students and their families will always be your number one priority. 

The bottom line is that you are legally responsible for the financial decisions made in your school.

This means that you need the best information available, and you need to know your school’s resources are being lawfully accessed at all times.

At CES, we’re geared up to support you in your statutory roles and responsibilities with best practice.

Our support reduces costs

We tailor our wide range of financial services to your specific needs at a vastly lower rate than the cost of employing specialist staff. 

We estimate our services come at 1/10th of the cost of employing a financial staff member.

Our core business is providing quality financial services to schools.

That’s what we do, day in and day out.

And we can do it better than anyone else for the price.

We are your personal accounting professional, without the eye-watering billable minute price-tag.

When you partner with us we guarantee:

· A respectful, relationship-based service that is designed to suit your needs

· Your own qualified accounting staff to provide specific, individualised advice on all of your financial needs when you need it

· 24/7 access to your school’s financial records

· Up to the minute technological platforms that meet all forms of compliance reporting and analysis and work in with your own systems and processes

· Elegant and usable reports that make sense to your stakeholders

· Timely execution of your key compliance tasks: accounts payable, staff reimbursements, GST returns, fixed asset registers, depreciation schedules, board fees, and tax returns

· Support for your audit needs

· Advice on preparing your budgets

· Investment advice and management

· Tailored support and training for your key people when and as you need it

Our support reduces your risk of fraud

Let’s use the F word for a moment.

Fraud.

It’s a simple fact that by using CES, you will have much greater protection from the risk of fraud and financial mismanagement in your school.

We all know that fraud and financial misappropriation is a growing concern for boards and principals around the country. And rightly so.

No one wants to see their school in the media due to financial mismanagement.

No one wants to go to court to prosecute a staff member for fraud.

But this happens in New Zealand year in and out.

The Auditor-General has made it abundantly clear that for the $750,000 of taxpayers money that is, on average, defrauded in schools each year, it is more than likely the result of lax financial controls, and opportunities left open for individuals to abuse their positions in schools.

These are known risks for which boards and principals must take full responsibility.

Most of the fraud incidents in schools (75%) were committed by one internal person acting alone, typically at an operational staff level.

Keeping Fraud at Bay: Investigation into School Fraud, Office of the Auditor-General.

Our team of highly qualified and experienced professional accountants can dramatically reduce these risks by working hand in hand to shore up your safety from criminal activity in your school.

Why would you risk anything less than the best security you can get?

To learn more about how CES can partner with your school to provide you with a seamless service that empowers and protects you and your school, get in touch with us today. We would love to tell you more.

 We have created a financial resources booklet for schools covering everything from Operational Funding to Accounting Glossary of Terms. Contact us for your FREE copy today!

Wayne, Yasmin, Stephen, or Murray in Christchurch:

 03 3384444


Or Lynley in Auckland:

021629449

 See our video below for some insights on School Budgeting.