THE DIRECTOR FINANCE
The financial management function is the responsibility of the Finance Department under the direction of the Director of Finance. In managing the Council’s finances, the department is charged with the responsibility of establishing and implementing efficient and effective financial management and resource utilisation systems in the Council so as to ensure the provision of quality services to the community.
Departmental Structure
The finance department is broken down into sections and the following sections make up the department of the Council:
• Establishment Section:
Accountancy Section
Salaries & Wages (Payroll Section) Payment Section
• Revenue Section
• Stores Section
1) Accountancy Section
This section is part of Establishment section is the heart of the institution and is concerned with the maintenance of all accounts for the Council.
2) Establishment Section
The Establishment section is divided into two sections namely salaries & wages and payment section, Establishment section is concerned with the day to day operations of the Council. It deals with all types of payments and maintenance of the payroll.
a) Salaries and Wages (Payroll Section)
• To have authorised establishment (Payroll)
• To have terms and conditions of service for employees on permanent, contract,
temporal and casual engagements
• Monthly salaries & wages shall be paid on last working day or earlier date
determine by council
• Custodian of the council payroll
• Responsible for salaries & wages schedules
• Responsible for bank transfers of salaries & wages
• Responsible for staff files (master file & movement)
b) Payment or Expenditure Section
The section that deals with all approved payments for the staff and council activities on daily bases.
• Payment voucher shall be made in the form prescribed by the council
• No money shall be paid out unless a payment voucher is made
• All vouchers shall be legible, type written on made out in ink
• To process the Authorised payment by the Director of finance
• To make payment to statutory and non – statutory (suppliers)
• Maintain and keep files for vouchers per each account
• Maintain and keep files for bank confirmations per each account
• To hand over all cancelled cheques to accountancy sections
• Maintain Ward Development fund
3) Revenue Section
The revenue section ensures that all persons who are supposed to pay revenues due to the Council in line with various statutes are billed. As such the section maintains records of all billable and leviable persons so as to enable it produce bills and send the same to debtors.
4) Stores Section
This section that handles procured goods for the council operations and keep records all stocks of the council