City Accounting Department

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The office of the City Accountant takes charge of both accounting and internal auditing services of the city. It is in charge of processing, recording, summarizing financial transactions and reporting the financial conditions and results of operations of the City Government for submission to the Commission on Audit and other end users. It maintains individual ledgers for salaries, prepares journal and maintains record regarding all accounting reports. The accountants review the records of each department to determine the organization’s financial position and any changes required to run the organization cost effectively.

Vision

Secure that all local government unit properties are use properly.

Mission

To ensure that accounting and internal audit services are well-observed in the local government unit.

List of Services and Programs

Prepares and submit financial statements to the City Mayor and to the Sanggunian concerned.
Reviews disbursement vouchers to determine the completeness of requirements for every claim for payments.
Checks recorded suppliers’ and contractors’ retention money withheld and released by the City.
Prepares and issues certification to the concerned officials and personnel that request the status of their Cash Advances from the City, verifies the documents submitted, liquidate cash advances and prepares liquidation reports, which will be transmitted to the Commission on Audit (COA).

Maintain individual ledgers for officials and employees of the City Government pertaining to payrolls and deductions.
Processes accountant’s advice for local check disbursement made by the City Government and issues Certificate of Taxes Withheld to the payee.
Verifies receipts and revenues, consolidates them into proper account classification, and prepares monthly reports of actual receipts and revenues accruing to the City and money collected for the account of other agencies.
It maintains books of accounts and financial records such as journals, and ledgers of the City and its 40 barangays to enable those concerned stakeholders to ascertain the assets, liabilities, government equities, income, and expenditures of the City and barangays at a given time.

Ms. Joy Marie V. Catibog

OIC, CITY ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Biography

A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas on April 2005 and obtained the Professional Regulation Commission license on October 2007, she joined the Municipal Accounting Office as Accountant IV on February 2020 and was designated as Officer-In-Charge – Office of the Municipal Accountant from September 2021 up to present.