Finance Division

The Finance Division is responsible for maximising the financial resources available whilst ensuring that expenditure is within the limits set by Government. The Division ensures the Service's financial dealings comply with legislative requirements and standards.

Finance Division staff members perform a wide variety of roles, such as providing advice on Service policies, proposals and strategies, coordinating responses and meeting reporting requirements, forecasting budget positions and developing systems to improve current processes.

The Taxation and Corporate Support Branch is responsible for ensuring the Service meets its obligations for both Commonwealth and State taxes, as well as processing the payment of witness expenses. The Branch also incorporates staff who are responsible for the maintenance and strategic development of financial systems for the Service.

The Policy and Reporting Branch gives guidance and advice on accounting issues as well as ensuring the Service's financial policies are current. The Branch is responsible for preparing the Service's financial statements and ensuring the accuracy of the Service's general ledger.

The Operational Planning Branch is responsible for coordinating, monitoring, analysing and providing advice on the Service's budget; developing financial models and financial content of business cases and feasibility studies. The Branch is also responsible for preparing the financial content of the Service's Ministerial Portfolio Statement and other budget related papers.

In Decmber 2005 a project team was established to implement new versions of SAP to replace the current SAP Finance and Aurion Human Resource systems. The current implementation go-live dates for the Finance solution is November 2007, and for Human Resources is March 2008.

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