2. The Chief Financial Officer of Finance Branch should ensure that
the Common Departmental Financial System (CDFS) is sufficiently robust and
flexible in its programming and controls, to support Managers, accountable
for sound financial management, in actions that are compliant to departmental
financial policies, and in reporting of financial information that is accurate,
relevant and timely for decision making.
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1- Mike Hawkes, Chief Financial Officer, Finance Branch
2- Eric Miller, Director General, Financial Operations |
Finance Branch is continuing its efforts with respect to the implementation
of the Financial Management Framework in 2005-2006. Issues were raised with
respect to PWGSC's current financial and materiel management systems and associated
business and reporting systems. Furthermore, Treasury Board Secretariat has made
some progress over the last year on its government-wide initiative relating to
shared services and systems.
As we embark on this very important initiative, we have involved all stakeholders to conduct
a thorough study so that recommendations take into consideration all significant factors.
In light of those facts, the Financial Systems Directorate (FSD), Finance Branch, is in the
process of requesting proposals from consulting firms to assist in the development of a
business case to evaluate whether it would be most beneficial for PWGSC to maintain its
current financial and materiel management systems and associated business and reporting systems
or to implement the Government of Canada's common configuration of SAP to support the department's
improved management initiatives. A business case will be prepared and submitted to the Deputy
Minister by the end of December 2005.
In the meantime, additional version releases of CDFS are scheduled to roll out in September 2005
that will address issues related to the commitment system threshold problem. Previous releases
in 05/06 have already corrected internal charging between branches and commitments associated with
those internal costs. Additional work has already started to amend and modify exception reports
in 05/06.
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1.1) For the completion of the business case: December 2005
1.2) CDFS System releases to correct threshold amounts: September 2005
1.3) Exception reports: January 2006
1.4) Decision on status Quo or new integrated financial system: March 2006
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