Financial Information
Accountancy services perform the following functions:
- Provide operational and strategic financial advice to both
officers and members of the Council.
- Ensure that the Council’s financial system, procedures and
statements are in accordance with statutory and professional best
practice.
- Process all creditor payments for the Council, ensuring all
payments are correct and made on time.
- Endeavour to recover all sundry debt that is owed to the
Council in the most efficient, cost effective way possible.
- Ensure that the Council has in place the most appropriate and
cost effective policies for insurance.
- Maximise the interest of investments achieved from both
external and in-house treasury management of funds.
- Maximise the potential benefits from e-government and in
particular e-procurement.
- Preparation of Statements of Accounts, and Summary
Accounts
- Preparation of financial plans and budgets in consultation with
stakeholders, ensuring resources are matched to the council's
priorities.
Audit
Internal Audit
The Council currently has an in-house team of internal auditors.
Functions undertaken by Internal Audit include:
- To give independent assurance to Senior Management and Council
Members that the Authority’s significant risks are adequately
managed and that it has a sound internal control system.
- To advise on risk management and internal control to ensure
that these are continually improved and optimised.
More information on Internal audit
External Audit
External Audit services are provided by Audit
Commission
Corporate Governance
More information on Corporate Governance
Links to other financial services
Additional information
Summary
accounts page includes previous years summary accounts
Corporate governance page includes details of
the council governance policies.
