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FINANCIAL SERVICES


Save on Time-consuming Financial Administration

Choose CES as Your School’s External Provider of Financial Services

The cooperative nature of CES results in low overheads and lower fees to schools.

Because we understand that your school’s requirements are unique, we offer flexible financial service packages that are client-focused, and user-friendly providing a level of personal service that is unmatched by other providers.  This is what sets us apart from our competitors.  Our staff have a passion for education and our teams of highly experienced finance officers are supported by qualified managers and our accountant. 

What makes CES the financial service provider of school choice?

Provision of financial service from CES provides schools and other clients with independent oversight of the accounting function, important from an audit and risk perspective.  Communication with our clients is important to ensure a sound working relationship. CES’s service includes telephone support to assist schools with any financial queries.  In addition to this all our finance officers are contactable by email or by fax.

Additional benefits of using CES as a service provider include:

  • Security for the school and the Board that a specialist educational financial services provider is assisting in financial management;
  • Release of school staff to fill other roles;
  • Consistency and continuity of service should key school personnel leave;
  • Monthly and annual accounts that meet all accounting standards;
  • Timely reports on both a monthly and annual basis;
  • Service that is tailored to schools needs;
  • Access to the combined knowledge of CES staff who service over 200 financial service clients across New Zealand;
  • Web based access for clients to view financial records.

Helping you get best bang for your school funds

We can help you maximise your valuable school funds through our relationship with Westpac our key banking partner.

CES makes investments on behalf of client schools — in excess of $40,000,000 with Westpac alone. We seek the best rates possible that meet the needs of the 'call' your school may want to have on its funds. You may, for instance, choose a short-term deposit because the funds are tagged for development work.

With CES, your funds are able to attract very satisfactory returns because, with a significant portfolio, we’re able to leverage the best interest rates.

Note however that each investment is in each individual schools name, and in separate accounts.

CES maintains relationships with a number of institutions and banks, which are approved by the Ministry of Education, a requirement under the Education Act.

All institutions/banks CES has a relationship with have moved to participate in and are warranted under the NZ Deposit Guarantee Scheme. 

Financial Service Packages

You have the freedom to choose CES’s level of activity in your school’s accounting function – from full service packages involving payment of accounts, preparation of monthly reports, calculation and payment of G.S.T etc, to financial overviews in which our team liaises with your staff on a regular basis to review financial performance.

Contact CES today to discuss a package tailored to your needs.

From our clients ………

...CES are a very professional, well managed company who have high credibility in educational circles. We are very fortunate to be associated with this company and have every confidence in their delivery of financial services to our school. For potential customers they would have the highest recommendation

Stuart Meyers,Principal
Pakuranga Intermediate School

….I introduced CES into my last school to provide financial expertise that we needed.  The high quality of professional support that we received was impressive. When I moved school’s I was delighted to see that CES was providing the financial support to my new school. CES takes the worry out of an area that can create stress for Boards and school management.  I highly recommend them to other schools

Mark Barratt, Principal
Papatoetoe South School

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As New Zealand’s leading education service provider CES, a school’s owned cooperative, leverages from our extensive education knowledge base gained over 20 years in business to benefit our shareholders, clients and the education sector. Delivering an integrated service provision, we cover everything….

 

 

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Main:   03 338 4444
Fax:      03 338 4447
Email: info@cessl.org.nz

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