DEPARTMENT'S MISION
Government finance is a public fund and must be administered with full of responsibility and integrity, utilized in accordance with the current financial procedures. Therefore, all public fund earned and spent must be accounted clearly and completely. In that point of view, The State Treasury Department, which is responsible in handling the Sabah State Government Accounting System has the following mission:
- To improve financial management and to have an efficient and efffective public sector accounting;
- To improve accountability in public sector in managing public fund and property;
- As a trustee to look after the safety of public fund and property;
- To be a high profile organization, that is concerned and commited to its responsibilities and
- To develop a highly ethical, efficient and skillful accounting officers and staffs.
DEPARTMENT'S FUNCTION
Basic functions of Sabah State Treasury Departmenet are as follows:
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To handle and maintain the Sabah State government accounts;
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To process and make payments on behalf of the Sabah State government;
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To receive and keep state revenues and other receipts and also to control and manage the state accounts;
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To give consultation service and guidelines to government departments regarding financial procedures and the state government accounting system, and
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To give other financial services for government servants such as car loan, travel insurance and claims for group accident insurance.
CLIENT CHARTER
We are ready to give the following services:
- To check and approve general payment voucher and to issue cheques within 8 working days from the date of receipt of such payment voucer;
- To check and approve loose voucher for salary payment and to issue cheque within 9 working days from the date of receipt of such voucher;
- To issue letter of query for any general payment voucher which does not comply with the rules and regulations within 5 working days from the date of receipt of such voucher;
- To pay salary and pension benefits according to schedule;
- To issue computerized receipt within 3 working days and official receipt immediately;
- To prepare monthly ledger filmsy within 4 working days from the date of monthly closing of the state cash account;
- To prepare the annual state financial statement accurately and competely before 31st. of May every year to be submitted to Audit Negara;
- To give answers within 7 working days of all correspondences received, and;
- To serve professionally, friendly and progressively.