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Financial Services Division

The Division is responsible for the following services in support of the Department’s mandate:

• Compliance and Financial Reporting
• Registry
• Finance and General Operations
• Teachers’ Payroll
• School Transportation

Services

Compliance and Financial Services

• Prepare and monitor the department’s annual budget
• Provide budgetary advice, ongoing financial analysis, financial reports and consultative services
• Ensure financial monitoring systems are in place
• Provide financial analysis of entities reporting to the department
• Manage and coordinate the preparation of the department’s three year financial plan
• Provide audit confirmation to entities reporting to the department
• Provide administrative and financial services for school board operations and teaching services

Finance and General Operations

• Provide general accounting services
• Ensure all financial activities within the department are consistent with departmental and governmental policies, procedures, regulations and legislation, including the Financial Administration Act
• Provide general operation services
• Provide grant payments to entities reporting to the department
• Maintain financial policies and procedures manuals
• Provide financial services for the Private Training Corporation

School Transportation (Busing)

• Provide for the delivery and administration of the Provincial School Transportation Program including funding and policy direction
• Responsible for the financial administration of the Design and Construction Division

Registry

• Manage and maintain the department’s registry
• Coordinate the record management activities of the department

Teachers’ Payroll

• Manage a fully computerized payroll function for the province’s teachers, school district staff and student assistants
• Administer the Deferred Salary Leave Plan and Education Leave Plan for teachers
• Administer the Student Assistant’s Group Insurance Program
• Administer the life to date pension records for teachers
• Maintain and monitor the annual allocation of full time teacher staffing units
• Maintain a leave control system
• Maintain appropriate policy and procedure manuals
• Monitor budgeted funds for substitute teachers and student assistants
• Provide advice, consultation services, reports and information to various stakeholders
• Provide in-service training and ongoing support to schools and school districts on computerized payroll

Clients

• Students
• Teachers
• Student Assistants
• School District Staff
• School Bus Operators
• Provincial School Boards
• Public Information & Library Resources Board
• Newfoundland Labrador Teachers’ Association
• Suppliers
• Other Government Departments and Agencies
• Federal-Provincial-Territorial Governments and Agencies
• Consultants

Contact

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