Introduction
If you are tasked with overseeing budgets or finances, it is vital that you understand your role so that you can make sure finances at the council are well-maintained. To help you with this, we have produced the financial manual of guidance.
What help is available
The finance manual of guidance provides advice in all areas of financial control, including:
- day to day spending
- ordering goods and services
- authorisation of expenditure
- budget monitoring and preparation
- paying and raising invoices
- collecting and banking income.
To help you find the information that is relevant to the task you are undertaking, the manual has been divided and grouped into the topic areas shown below.
Help and support
The guidance covers a range of everyday issues that you may face but due to the size and complexity of the council it is impossible to cover all scenarios.
If you need help on any topic not covered you can:
Looking for the full manual?
You can download the full manual of guidance below: