Financial Control

To maintain a central system of state accounts: to devise, formulate, approve, and control the accounting methods and procedures employed by state agencies; to ensure all financial transactions comply with state laws, rules, regulations by pre-auditing and approving all financial transactions, monitoring accounting practices; and to ensure compliance with the budgetary basis of accounting used by the state.

The Department of Finance and Administration – Financial Control Division is responsible for the following:

• determining the legality of and authority for proposed expenditures
• centrally processing and recording transactions
• assuring that sufficient cash and budget are available prior to the commitment of public funds
• maintaining central filing system for documents supporting financial transactions
• issuing financial reports to state agencies
• compiling and issuing financial reports including the “State Annual Financial Report” to the Legislature and other entities
• issuing state employee biweekly payroll