Our Team

Andrée Cossette

CPA auditor

Auditor general

Ms. Andrée Cossette began her mandate as acting general auditor of the City of Montréal on September 19, 2023. Holder of a bachelor’s degree in business administration (accounting sciences) from the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, Ms. Cossette has extensive experience in control, management and strategic planning. In fact, over the last twelve years, she has held the position of general auditor of the City of Sherbrooke and previously of the City of Trois-Rivières. She also worked for nearly twenty-five years within an international company, notably as head of procurement and finance.

Ms. Cossette is a member of the Ordre des CPA du Québec as a CPA auditor. Let us also mention that she was among the finalists for the Prix Femmes d’affaires du Québec in 2015.

Kim Tardif

CPA auditor

Assistant Auditor General
Audit Department Finance and Administration

Mrs. Kim Tardif joined the Office of the Auditor General of Montreal (OAG) as Assistant Auditor General in April 2024.

Since then, she has contributed to the completion of the financial audit missions of the City of Montreal and all the entities included in the accounting perimeter for which the OAG acts as auditor.

Holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting, she developed her experience by working as an auditor for 18 years. Additionally, for nearly 9 years, she was in charge of quality assurance and methods within our Office. She is always up-to-date with the best practices of the profession, including knowledge of accounting and certification standards. Moreover, having acquired experience in corporate, private, and public sectors, she has developed diversified experiences and specific skills related to our field of expertise.

François Arbez

CISA, CISSP, CISM, CGEIT

Assistant Auditor General
Audit Department Information Technology

Mr. François Arbez has more than 25 years of experience in Information Technology (IT), including almost 20 years in IT auditing. Since joining the Bureau du vérificateur général de la Ville de Montréal in 2010, he has contributed to the completion of IT audits, while integrating best audit practices based on risks. He was named Assistant Auditor General, Audit Department Information Technology, at the BVG in 2018. Prior to joining the BVG team, he was an IT audit consultant and worked as an IT auditor and information security consultant for one of the large international accounting firms. In this role, he lent his expertise to several major Québec and Canadian organizations in both the private and public sectors. He also worked on the internal auditing of information technologies for a major Canadian banking institution.

Assistant Auditor General
Audit Department Performance and Compliance