Finance & Account
This department is responsible for overseeing the Ministry’s financial resources, including funds, assets, and credit.
Functions of the Department of Finance and Accounts
- Processing of Payment Vouchers: Ensuring accurate and timely processing of payment vouchers.
- Payments: Managing and executing all payment transactions.
- Preparation of Accounting Books and Records: Maintaining comprehensive and accurate accounting books and records.
- Timely Preparation and Submission of Periodical Reports: Preparing and submitting financial reports on a timely basis.
- Collection and Remittance of Revenue: Overseeing the collection and remittance of revenue.
- Preparation of Annual, Quarterly, and Monthly Cash Plans: Developing cash plans for the ministry on an annual, quarterly, and monthly basis.
- Responding to Internal Audit Queries: Addressing queries and observations raised by the ministry’s internal audit.
- Responding to Auditor General Queries: Handling queries and observations raised by the Auditor General.
- Responding to State Assembly Queries: Addressing queries raised by the State Assembly regarding the ministry’s financial activities.
- Creation, Maintenance, and Updating of Assets Register: Creating, maintaining, and updating the ministry’s assets register, both manually and electronically.
- Providing Advice and Explanations: Offering advice and explanations to the Honourable Commissioner, Permanent Secretary, and other departments of the ministry.
- Training and Retraining Staff: Training and retraining finance, accounts, and budget staff.
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