A column of Battleford’s 2018 draft budget shows a list of numbers, but Director of Finance/Deputy CAO David Gillan didn’t mention them in his presentation during council’s special meeting Thursday.
The numbers were from Battleford’s 2017 audit, which isn’t finished yet. There was difficulty transitioning data from the previous system to the new one, Vadim Software. There was also a changeover in staff at Town Hall.
CAO John Enns-Wind described the situation as a “perfect storm in some respects.”
Chartered accountant and auditor Dallan Oberg said the changes that took place at Town Hall would have been significant for any organization. Oberg said he’s confident in what’s in place now.
Oberg confirmed the Vadim software is substantially more complex than Quickbooks.
Vadim, according to Oberg, is “a beast of a system to learn without good expertise.”
Mayor Ames Leslie said David Gillan’s expertise with the accounting system is a reason the town hired him.
Leslie said the 2017 audit should be finished within the next three months.
