Fedha na Biashara

The following are the Duties and Responsibilities of Finance and Trade Department:

(a) Advising the Council on all financial

Matters;

(b) Preparing annual Budget of income and

Expenditure in collaboration with planning

Officer and other heads of department;

(c) Maintaining a sound accounting system and

The safekeeping of all supporting records;

(d) Preparing regular reports to Council on the

Progress of actual expenditure and income

Compared to budget, and making

Recommendations for balancing levels of

Income and expenditures;

(e) Preparing Councilors’ reports and financial

Statement;

(f) Ensuring an effective system of internal

Control is operated including the writing and

Subsequent revision of detailed financial

Procedures;

(g) Presenting to Finance, Committee financial

Procedures for their approval, and their

Distribution to heads of departments; and

(h) Custody of Council assets and all aspects of

Financial management for the Council,

Including appropriate arrangement for the

Staffing and management of the finance

Department.