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Douglas C. Burke
Chief Financial Officer, CPA

Accounting Manager


Government Accountant Jackie Bonnette, Government G/L Clerk, Melissa Barbin, Commercial Accountant Janice Lopez, Commercial G/L Clerk Becky Wambsgans

 

Chief Financial Officer

Overall responsibility for the Tribe's finance and accounting operations, development and implementation of program and departmental budgets, program analysis and reporting, as well as ensuring the efficiency, accuracy, and integrity of the Tribe's accounting and financial data along with providing accounting and financial support to program directors and other officials of theTribe.
contact: dburke@tunica.org

Accounting Manager

Responsible for developing, training, advising, and assisting finance staff, coordinating preparation of periodic financial reports, ensuring the integrity of all financial data produced by the accounting department by establishing accounting policies and procedures, monitoring and reporting on federal grant programs as well as communicating with all program and department directors in an effort to maintain consistency in implementing all financial policies of the Tribe.
contact: dburke@tunica.org

Government Accountant

Supervises and assigns work for the Government G/L Clerk, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting. Processes accounts payable invoices, weekly tribal government payroll for all departments. Maintains the Tribal government accounting general ledger by entering and posting journal entries, reconciling various balance sheet accounts, preparing account analysis for the accounting manager, program directors and other officials of the Tribe. Responsible for coordinating with the Tribe's external auditors to prepare information for the annual audit. contact: jbonnette@tunica.org.

Government G/L Clerk

Receives vendor invoices and payment requests from other Tribal government departments for review and processing. Enters invoices into the accounting system and prepares voucher for payments. Communicates with vendors and tribal department employees to resolve issues related to invoices. Responsible for establishing, compiling and maintaining accurate and thorough files to support Tribal government expenditures and revenues.
contact: mbarbin@tunica.org.

Commercial Accountant

Supervises and assigns work for the Commercial G/L Clerk, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting. Responsible for monitoring the cash managment of the Economic Development Corp., inclusing its restaurant operations. Processes payrolls for both restaurant operations and the Economic Development Corp., staff on a periodic basis. Maintains the Economic Development Corp. accounting general ledger by entering and posting journal entries, reconciling various balance sheet accounts, preparing account analysis for the accounting manager, Economic Development Corp. staff and Board of Directors as well as other officials of the Tribe. contact: jlopez@tunica.org.

Commercial G/L Clerk

Receives vendor invoices and payment requests from Economic Development Corp. staff and Board of Directors for review and processing. Enters invoices into the accounting system and prepares voucher for payment. Maintains and reconciles inventory records for restaurant operations. Responsible for establishing, compiling and maintaining accurate and thorough files to support all Economic Development Corp. expenditures and revenues.
contact: bwambsgans@tunica.org.

 

Upcoming Meetings / Events
May 17,2008 -Marksville, LA

June 14,2008 -Marksville, LA

July 26,2008 -Marksville, LA

August 9,2008 -Marksville, LA

September 13,2008 -Marksville, LA

October 4,2008 -Marksville, LA

November 8,2008 -Marksville, LA

December 6,2008 -Marksville, LA

Tribal News .......
Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Honored as 'Louisiana Legend'

Chairman Earl Barbry Sr. of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe was honored as a 2006 Louisiana Legend as the longest term in office in Native Country ... Read More

Council Reviews Trust Programs

Tribal officials met with
legal and financial experts on
February 27th during their regular executive session... Read More
Criminal Activity Policies Developed

In January 2007, the
Tribal Council adopted the
Code of Ordinances for residing
on the reservation and on
tribal lands... Read More

Maintenance Requirement of Reservation

The tribe’s Housing
Authority requires that existing
homeowners or future homeowners for those planning to build on the reservation must maintain the lots where they reside or will reside... Read More

Indian Preference To Be Secured by Tribal Law

The Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Council is nearing completion of a tribal employment rights ordinance. Work on the document began over two years ago, and was postponed periodically from time to time as other issues became the focus of the Council’s attention. ... Read More



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