CS黑料社 is a company whose members are the 11 diocesan Bishops of 黑料社. Each Bishop has responsibility for the Catholic Schools Office and System in his diocese. Collectively these systems are recognised by governments as the 黑料社 Catholic Schools System (黑料社CSS).
The responsibilities of CS黑料社 include acting as:
- the Approved System Authority (ASA) under Commonwealth and 黑料社 legislation
- the Block Grant Authority under Commonwealth and 黑料社 legislation in respect of capital funding
- the designated non-government schools鈥 representative body for Catholic education in 黑料社
- the peak advocate for Catholic education in 黑料社
- the single approved registration authority for systemic Catholic schools in 黑料社.
CS黑料社 is committed to transparency and accountability in the way in which it manages the funds it receives from the government on behalf of schools. We have established a Financial Compliance Framework to ensure the efficient and effective use of government funds.
Financial Compliance Framework
CS黑料社 has developed the Financial Compliance Framework (FCF) which is a comprehensive resource for finance staff and auditors.
The FCF is supported by an online portal, available via SharePoint for CS黑料社 staff, Diocesan Schools System (DSS) staff and DSS auditors.
The FCF explains responsibilities and provides guidance, instructions, and templates to help the 黑料社CSS meet their obligations of compliance and reporting.
CS黑料社 regularly reviews the FCF.
Compliance and reporting obligations
We lodge annual financial accountability statements and certifications with both the Australian and New South Wales Governments, which is a requirement for the receipt of both recurrent funding and targeted program funding for each school in the 黑料社CSS.
Financial reporting to governments includes the:
- Financial Questionnaire (FQ)
- Block Allocation
- Financial Accountability Statements
- audited financial statements of each 黑料社CSS.
We:
- complete the FQ on behalf of the 11 DSS
- ensure the 黑料社CSS auditor conducts various assurance tasks on the data
- lodge the FQ, Block Allocation, Financial Accountability Declarations and annual financial statements of each DSS.
We work continuously with the finance staff of each of the DSS on financial compliance and reporting, including via the monthly Finance Working Group meetings.