The Provincial Accountant’s Office performed its tasks in accordance with its mandates stated in the Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of the Philippines 1991; and the financial statements and reports are prepared in accordance with the accounting standards and policies as stated in the Philippine Public Sector Accounting Standards (PPSAS).
The office’s Bookkeeping Division prepared, reviewed, and approved journal entry vouchers of all financial transactions; and prepared corresponding monthly and quarterly reports on utilization of General Fund (GF), Trust Fund (TF), Special Education Fund (SEF), 20% Development Fund (20% DF), Calamity Fund, and other Funds downloaded by the national government agencies to the province. The following reports were submitted to concerned NGAs such as the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Commission on Audit (COA):
- 12 SEF Utilization Reports
- 27 TF Utilization Reports
- 4 Utilization Reports on 20% Development Fund
- 12 LDRRM Fund Utilization Reports
- 4 Full Disclosures of Local Budget and Finance
- 8 Monthly Financial Report for GF
- 8 Monthly Financial Report for TF
- 8 Monthly Financial Report for SEF
- 3 Quarterly Financial Report for GF
- 3 Quarterly Financial Report for TF
- 3 Quarterly Financial Report for SEF
In addition, its Audit Division provided support services to other departments particularly on processing of vouchers, payrolls and other claims. This division reviewed and certified propriety and completeness of supporting documents of all transactions/disbursements of all departments.