Finance

Divisional Responsibilities

• Financial planning
• Resource control and monitoring
• Accounts including resource accounting and budgeting
• Internal audit
• Strategic and business planning
• Priorities and budget
• Accountability review meetings with education partners
• Special funding initiatives (European Funding, Peace II - Building Sustainable Prosperity), Belfast Regeneration Initiative, the Londonderry Regeneration Initiative, Big Lottery Funding)
• Payments, supply, receipts, accountability, and euro planning
• Preparation of departmental resource accounts and teachers superannuation annual scheme statements
• Accounting services programme project
• Central monitoring and co-ordination of implementation of Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Reports