Salient Duties of Divisional Accountant/Divisional Accounts Officer

• Financial advice to the Divisional Officer and general assistance in all matters relating to establishment, accounts, budget estimates or to the operation of financial rules generally.
• Compiler of accounts of the division in accordance with the prescribed rules and timely rendition of accounts to the Accountant General.
• Internal checker to apply certain preliminary checks to the initial accounts, vouchers etc. He is fully responsible for correct payment/expenditure in division and ensure that recoveries are not deferred.
• Watching the expenditure on works vis-à-vis lump-sum or other appropriations and Letters of Credit issued in favour of the Divisional Officer and Sub-Divisional Officers.
• He is ensure that no cheques are issued without valid cheque drawing authority from Accountant General and not beyond limit of Letter of Credit.
• Dealing with Audit Objections, Rejoinders, Inspection Report of Audit and Internal Check Parties, Draft Paras, Audit Reports, Appropriation Accounts.
• Checking of tenders, comparative statements, classification/competence of estimates. He is required to ensure that tenders for works/supplies are not split up to avoid open competitions. Tenders for sufficiently large works/supply should be ensures.
• Reporting through Divisional Officer, all cases of defalcations or losses of Government Money, Stores and other property as required under Rules 20 of G.F. & A.R.
• Compilation of Monthly Account along with prescribed Schedules and placing the accounts for review by the Divisional Officer before submission to Accountant General.
• He will ensure amounts recoverable from other Governments/Departments for works executed or services rendered are recovered quickly in accordance with the prescribed procedure and watch their receipt.