Role of Accounts Department
The Accounts Department of Howrah division is mainly responsible for:-
(a) Keeping the accounts of the division in accordance with the prescribed rules;
(b) Compilation of budgets in consultation with other departments and monitoring the budgetary control procedures as may be laid down in the relevant orders and Code rules from time to time;
(c) Generally discharging other management accounting functions such as-
i) Providing financial data for management reporting,
ii) Assisting inventory management,
iii) Participation in purchase/contracting decisions and
iv) Financial scrutiny of the proposals.