Management of Crown Accounting in relation to co-ordination of financial reporting of the Crown consolidated Accounts and line Ministries/Crown Agencies monthly accounts. Including reviewing and monitoring of expenditure of Ministries/Crown Agencies ensuring that they are in line with the MFEM Act.
Policy Outcome/NSDP Goal
- Reporting of financial information to Government, Heads of Ministries and the public is comprehensive and easy to comprehend at various levels of knowledge.
Deliverables
- Improved and more appropriate financial information provided to Government.
- Greater understanding of the state of public finances by all stakeholders.
- Greater availability of past and up to date financial information available to the public via MFEM website.
2017-18
- Phase 3: Transition Rarotongan based Ministries & Crown Agencies to the new system.
- Support Professional Development of staff who meet the criteria for becoming Chartered Accountants.
- Centralisation of Finance functions improves Financial Management and creates a stronger centre of excellence in Treasury.
- Internal Audit function in place, identifying procedural weaknesses.
- Support Team involved to develop Financial Systems, assist Agencies meet financial obligations and respond to identified weaknesses.
- Centralised FMIS solution implementation rollout continues.
2018-19
- Phase 4: Transition of Pa Enua into the new system.
- Support Professional Development of staff who meet the criteria for becoming Chartered Accountants.
- Internal Audit function in place, identifying procedural weaknesses.
- Support Team involved to develop Financial Systems, assist Agencies meet financial obligations and respond to identified weaknesses.
- Centralised FMIS solution implementation complete.