The University of Guelph-Humber Accounting Council (GHAC) prides itself in the quality and professional conduct under which we operate. We are firmly committed to pursuing the highest standard of integrity, responsibility and performance. This council will facilitate the development of those in the accounting major by elevating the environment through a variety of academic, social and networking events. We intend to lead, not follow and to be a reliable source for the student body to confide in. We will achieve all goals in a collective manner, by displaying a positive attitude, dedication and hard work.

“ In the upcoming year, my overall goal is to bolster our presence as an accounting body and promote accounting related events, information sessions, mentorship programs and the importance of earning a designation to a level that surpasses what we have achieved thus far. ” more
- Samad Hamidi,
President & Founder
 
 
The President will be responsible for:
  • Organizing the meetings of GHAC and overseeing general operations of the Council as well direction.
  • Maintaining constant relations and communications with Guelph-Humber Accounting students while acting as a liaison to Career Services regarding any of the events that GHAC is holding which may require further advertising to our accounting students.
  • Collecting all business pertinent to GHAC official meetings, prepare meeting agendas
  • Work with other members of the council to coordinate an information session with a CA firms, CA, CGA and CMA designation representatives in which all areas will promote the benefits of their designation to the accounting students of University of Guelph-Humber.
The Vice-President will be responsible for:
  • Being familiar with the duties of the President.
  • Maintain a network with other Guelph-Humber executives throughout the year, while promoting Accounting Events simultaneously.
  • Present to UGH Clubs, the information and budget requested in order to complete the GH club application process each semester.
The Treasurer will be responsible for:
  • Money and the budget of GHAC.
  • Being in charge of creating money handling and security policies for the club’s assets.
  • Producing year-end financial statements to show how money was used.
  • Working in conjunction with President and Vice-President and get familiarized with their basic responsibilities.
The External Affairs Associate will be responsible for:
  • Facilitating the relationships between the student body and the accounting community outside of Guelph-Humber
  • Organizing teams for competitions
  • Responsible for overall coordination of all social events and direction flow of information from employers to students
The Marketing Associate will be responsible for:
  • All marketing activities that have to do with GHAC
  • If necessary, will organize a committee to help with marketing
  • Working closely with Treasurer for working out budgets for marketing materials.
  • Overlooking website operations and updates on a regular basis.
The CA Representative will be responsible for:
  • Organizing CA information sessions and network nights, maintaining the relationship with the CA accounting body
  • Working in conjunction with external affair associates and internal affair associates
  • Working in conjunction with treasurer upon confirmation of an event
The CMA Representative will be responsible for:
  • Organizing CMA information sessions and network nights, maintaining the relationship with the CMA accounting body
  • Working in conjunction with external affair associates and internal affair associate
  • Working in conjunction with treasurer upon confirmation of an event
The President will be responsible for:
  • Organizing CMA information sessions and network nights, maintaining the relationship with the CGA accounting body
  • Working in conjunction with external affair associates and internal affair associate
  • Working in conjunction with treasurer upon confirmation of an event
The Administrative Secretary will be responsible for:
  • Taking down minutes of every meeting and sending an electronic copy to all the members
  • Sending out an email in advance of each week’s meeting including time and location
The Sports Represenative will be responsible for:
  • Arranging a sports competition between the CA firms and other reputable employers in the industry as well as CGA, CMA Designation dignitaries.
  • Coordinating the event with the Event Coordinator and seeking to organize teams and overall arrangement of the sports competition.
The 1st / 2nd Year Representative will be responsible for:
  • Organizing the club’s interactions with the internal world which includes 1st year and 2nd year students wishing to pursue a designation in accounting.
  • Communicating with Guelph-Humber and Humber school of business for all cross promotions
  • Working in conjunction with marketing people
  • Communicating with all administration, faculty and any other committees on Guelph-Humber and Humber College.