The Accounting Branch is responsible for accounting and
reporting all funds appropriated for use in the operation of MSDE. In
this regard, this Branch develops and recommends policies and procedures
relative to financial and cost accounting that are designed to ensure
MSDE is in compliance with all applicable State and federal accounting
and reporting requirements.
This Branch is also responsible for the
initiation of monitoring activities that are designed to detect possible
financial problems and to recommend corrective courses of action. In
addition, this Branch is responsible for providing regular and Special
Payments payrolls, controlling inventory, and transmitting authorization
to the Comptroller’s Office for payments to vendors for various
services and goods.