Head of Accounts Branch

Mrs W.A.A.N. Weragma

Accountant

Key Service

The accounts department is a crucial part of an organization responsible for managing financial transactions, records, and reporting.

• Preparation of annual draft cash estimates and receipt of cash allocation.
• Payment of overtime allowances, travel expenses and other allowances.
• Provision for private schools and pirivenas.
• Advance settlement and payment processing for various programmes and workshops.
• Controlling and regulating the maintenance of accounts.
• Management and control of financial resources.
• Payment of bursaries and related activities.
• Payment of water, electricity and telephone charges.
• Dealing with damage and loss of goods as per monetary regulation 104 (3), carrying out preliminary investigations and recovering all these losses through disbursement accounts related to schools.
• Carrying out activities related to the procurement process.
• Conducting board of surveys in school and giving recommendations for balancing and clearance.
• Making payments for constructions and repairs of buildings(Schools,Office).
• Reporting financial progress on all payments.
• To compare and control the regular payment of advances and loans of officials and to carry out related activities.
• Preparation and settlement of year-end accounts.
• Reconciliation of general deposit accounts and maintain control accounts.
• Obtaining and monitoring reports on accounts of education institutions.
• To maintain financial discipline and transparency in the office and schools and to take necessary steps to reduce errors.
• Activities related to maintaining bank accounts and preparation of monthly bank reconciliations.
• Carrying out activities related to storage and stock control.
• Internal evaluation of financial affairs.
• Expenditure related to data settlement within expenditure limits.
• Activities related to the (CIGAS) programme.
• Accounting of fixed assets in schools.
• Paying office wages.
• Providing details of Widows and Orphans Pension (W&OP) contributions and Agrahara collection charges.
• Providing W&OP and TWPS cheque details of payment.
• Accounting of pension gratuity payable to governments.
• Remittance of stamp duty on all payments to the Inland Revenue department.
• Payment of the nutritional allowance.
• Disbursement and settlement of petty cash advances.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the zonal education director accordingly.