Accountability: To provide advice to the Regional Director on the financial resource of the region and provide services in budgeting, accounting, reporting and coordinating with government oversight agencies
Specific Functions:
- Install and implement in the region the required financial systems (budgeting, accounting and reporting) for improved productivity, efficiency and timely completion of government transactions
- Prepare and consolidate budget proposals including supporting justifications and explanations
- Prepare/process the following:
- Fund estimates to support the Region’s plans and programs subject to set budgetary ceilings and assist in the execution and control of the approved budget of the Region; and
- Payrolls and salary checks/ ATMs of all public elementary and non-IUs secondary school teachers and non-teaching personnel, including remittances of authorized deductions and maintain records of the same
- Prepare and submit financial statements and reports and certify to availability of funds and/or allotments and to the correctness of vouchers, journals, bills, and other financial reports;
- Provide the Regional Director with the necessary staff advice, assistance, and services on budgetary, financial management matters;
- Develop and establish procedures in monitoring and supervision of divisions’ physical and fiscal resources
- Formulate, in coordination with the RDC, the budget to support the regional educational plan which shall take into account the educational plans of the divisions
- Monitor and assess the schools divisions regarding:
- Resource mobilization and utilization; and
- Compliance with the existing rules and regulations
- In coordination with the FTA Division, provide technical assistance to the schools division offices as regards budget and finance services
