Keeping accounts of the Provincial Fund and maintaining relevant books/documents and accounts.

Issue and control of the imprest

Issuance and control of monthly provincial treasury accounts reports to Chief Accounting Officers/Accounting Officers.

Keeping duplicate keys to safes.

Working with the Treasury and the Ministry of Provincial Councils.

Matters related to foreign aid accounts.

Setting the imprest limits.

Disclosure of accounts.

Preparing the accounts of the Provincial Fund and submitting them to the Auditor General.

Activities of the Provincial Emergency Fund.

Account consolidation.

Financial administration of the Provincial Council Fund.

Investing excess money.

Duty bank account control.

Matters related to repayment from income.

Obtaining grants.

Preparation of the annual financial statement.

Preparation of the Appropriation Charter.

Proceedings on supplementary estimates.

Keeping of duplicate-keys of safes..

Budget management and control.

Transfer of provisions.

Keeping and controlling of staff numbers.

Collection and analysis of budget data.

Obtaining and checking estimates.

Budget and planning committees.

Determining recurrent and capital expenditure and making provisions.

Conducting budget discussions.

Issuing warrants.

Submission of interim accounts.

Keeping of national policy priorities and planning information.

Obtaining and maintaining provincial council plans, objectives, targets and performance.

Activities on excess expenditure and exceeding the limits and not reaching the minimum limits of advance accounts.

Obtaining forecasts for exceeding the budget limits and not reaching the limits.

Amendments to the limits of advance accounts.

Preparation of revenue estimates.

Revision of revenue estimates.

Progress review activities on revenue collection.

Preparation of revenue reports.

Keeping and analyzing revenue data.

Collection of revenue.

Preparation and maintenance of revenue accounts.

Maintenance of arrears of revenue accounts.

Maintenance of records of stamp revenue and court fines to be sent to local government institutions.

Coordination activities with the Finance Commission.

Preparation of the Provincial Performance Report.

Provision of financial rules and amendments and support for supervision and interpretation.

Administration of Provincial Council property.

Maintenance of audit inquiry register and progress review activities.

Activities on audit reports and draft reports of the Auditor General.

Activities of the Accounts Committee on Provincial Funds.

Activities on Accounts Committee reports on Provincial Funds.

Control of funds outside the Provincial Council.

Guarantee of Provincial Council officers.

Performance and efficiency evaluation of financial activities.

Control of Provincial Council forms and introduction of new forms.

Activities on sending for approval of allowances.

Activities on foreign aid and loan allocations.

Acquisition and repayment of loans.

Activities on delegation of powers.

Survey boards and write-offs.

Losses, waivers, write-offs and compensation payments.

Sale and disposal of property.

Development of accounting systems.

Maintaining audit inquiry records for audit inquiry activities.

Financial management activities for procurement.

Activities related to the appointment of procurement boards.

Carrying out all payment activities of the Chief Secretariat.

Paying salaries of the officers of the office, providing salary details, issuing no-claim certificates, providing details of widows and orphans' contributions.

Handling the accounts of government officials for office officials.

Preparing the annual appropriation account of the Chief Secretariat.

Preparing the annual estimates of the Chief Secretariat.

D.P. Release of funds allocated under the development plan.

Release of collective funds.

Maintaining the audit inquiry register of the office and preparing answers to all audit inquiries, responding to the Auditor General's report and inquiries related to the Accounts Committee.

Implementing the Cigas program of the Chief Secretariat and preparing a joint account summary with the Divisional Secretariats.

Preparing bank reconciliations of the office and examining bank reconciliations prepared in the Divisional Offices.

Maintaining the payment register when earned and making relevant tax collections.

PPreparing VAT tax collection reports.

Maintaining the provincial warehouse and all related duties.

Surveying goods related to the Chief Secretariat, Bogahapalessa, Mayurapura Holiday Resort, MPs' Hostels and Official Residences.

Provision and Advancement to Divisional Secretariats.

Fixed Asset Management.

The Procurement Division procures capital goods/consumer goods required for the Chief Secretariat and other government institutions of the Southern Provincial Council following formal procurement processes.

Maintains capital goods purchased for the Chief Secretariat and enters into service agreements.

Updating Provincial Council Staff Information.

In addition to this, the necessary arrangements are made to implement the electronic procurement system in the Southern Provincial Council during this year

Registers suppliers/maintains registration documents/maintains blacklists related to procurement activities for the Southern Provincial Council.