The Finance Department is made up of the following Units.

  • Budget Unit
  • Purchasing Unit
  • Stores Unit
  • Revenue Unit
  • Accounts Unit


FUNCTIONS
a) The Budget Unit
This Unit deals with the Preparation of Expenditure Budget of the Service which comprise of personal emoluments, core activities of the service and investment.

The unit also Monitors of Expenditure and makes sure that the Service does not go beyond the proposed budget.  Preparation of Expenditure reports on monthly and quarterly basis is also the sole responsibity of the Budget Unit.

 

b) Purchasing
This unit undertakes the purchasing activities of the Service and undertakes procurement planning.

 

c) Revenue
This Unit monitors revenue collection of the Service, prepares and submit revenue collection reports on monthly basis and compiles bank reconciliation reports on the retention regime of the Service on a regular bases.

 

d) Stores
The Stores unit takes custody, receipt and issuing of Store Items to personnels, the unit also makes plans for replenishment of stores in conjunction with the  purchasing unit.

 

e) Accounts
Just as the name implies the accounts unit deals with the general accounts of the service, in that case has the responsibility of payment of expenditure and recording of finance, transactions and preparation of final accounts or financial statement on monthly and annual basis, and other responsiblities as in the disbursements of loans and preparation of Payroll.

 

The finance department is responsible for:-

  • Advising management on all financial issues of the Service.
  • Authorisation of payments
  • Carrying out administrative responsibilities
  • Ensuring the preparation of the necessary documentation for the release of retention funds from the Ministry of Finance.
  • Working in collaboration with Internal and External Auditors in auditing the financial statements of the Service.