Accounting Services and Quality Assurance

The Directorate headed by a Director General, Accounting Services and Quality Assurance reporting to the Principal Secretary, National Treasury. It is organized into the following five (5) Technical Departments each headed by a Director:

1. Government Accounting Services
2. Internal Audit Department
3. Financial Management Information Services (IFMIS)
4. National Sub-County Treasuries.
5. Government Digital Payment Unit

The functions of this directorate will include:

• Legislation and oversight of financial and accounting policies;
• Designing and prescribing an efficient financial management system for the national and county governments to ensure transparent financial management and standard reporting;
• Promote transparency, effective management and accountability with regard to public finances in the Public Service;
• Development of appropriate policies and procedures to guide the internal audit function.
• n consultation with the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board, ensure that uniform accounting standards are applied by the national government and its entities;
• Developing policy for the establishment, management, operation and winding up of public funds;
• Assisting county governments to develop their capacity for efficient, effective and transparent financial management in consultation with Cabinet Secretary, Planning and Devolution.
• Establish systems for ensuring proper management, control and accounting for the finances of the national government and its entities;
• Co-ordinate the preparation of annual appropriation accounts and other statutory financial reports of the national government;
• Consolidate reports of annual appropriations accounts and other statutory financial statements of the national government and county governments and their entities;
• Develop accounting standards, reporting guidelines and undertake research in identified areas of financial reporting;
• Initiate Legislation and oversight of internal audit standards and policies;
• Customization and roll-out of IFMIS across government and counties;
• Develop effective interfaces with other PFM and e-government systems;
• Issue guidelines to National Government entities with respect to financial matters and monitoring;
• Undertake research to inform Policy development;
• Facilitate budget implementation;
• Secretariat to the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board
• Liaise with the Controller of Budget and Auditor General on public financial matters.