Finance and Accounts

The Financial Management Officer has the prime responsibility for providing backstopping expertise services to LGAs in areas of planning, budgetary development and expenditures.

Main Activities

Develop and formulating mechanism for monitoring the execution of the LGAs budget and procurement activities

Provides expert, financial advice and support to LGAs during all phases of multi-year planning, budget development, and execution of the
following:

current political, economic conditions;

preparation, effective accomplishment of annual operating objectives and plans;

compliance with financial regulations and accounting procedures;

development of justifications, supporting rationale for obligations, costs for
operating expenses, capital equipment and construction;

funding estimates required for their execution;

Preparation of strategies for presenting, explaining and documenting budget requests.

Provides expertise in the conduct of a wide range of complex
quantitative and qualitative economic analyses of LGAs activities,
program plans, budget submissions and procurement plan.

Work with the PMORALG staff in meetings and budget hearings to defend Regional plans and budget.

Provides technical support to LGAs in establishing an operationalizing financial plan, monitors execution, and adjusts resources to facilitate the accomplishment of LGAs objectives

Provides expert advice to the LGAs on matters associated with budget planning and execution, compliance with relevant legislations, policies and strategies.

Develops and produces management reports that inform the RAS and the RC of various issues concerning LGAs finance and accounting with recommendations to improve LGAs financial systems, procedures and management in general.

Any other duty as directed