Finance Department

About the finance department

The finance department of Clare County Council is responsible for the following:

• Development and maintenance of systems and procedures for budgetary control
• Management information and general cost effectiveness
• Control and supervision of all statutory and financial accounting
• Investments and borrowing
• The management of the long and short term finances
• The securing of income
• The control of all expenditure of the Council
• Establishment and maintenance of satisfactory checking and internal audit systems

Given these responsibilities the finance directorate carries out the following duties:

• Payments to Suppliers/Contractors and associated functions
• Payment of Travelling Expenses to employees and associated functions
• Payment of Salaries/Wages/Pensions and associated functions
• Monitoring Expenditure & Income
• Preparation of Budgets/Estimates and Final Accounts
• Financial returns - External and Internal
• Financial Management and Accounting
• Financial Reports/Backup/Advice to all Sections
• Receipting/Lodging of monies due to Council
• Recoupments of sums due (Issuing demands, invoices, returns etc.)
• Investment and Borrowing
• Revenue Collection
• Rate Collection/Valuations
• Information Technology Services
• Internal Audit/Checking