The director of the Division of Finance is the state's chief fiscal officer and is responsible for the accounting structure within state government. This includes:
- Procedures for the approval and allocation of funds
- Accounting control over fund assets
- Procedures for approval of proposed expenditures
- Statewide payroll and accounting policies
- Financial reporting
- Budgetary compliance monitoring
The director is also responsible for directing and maintaining a financial control system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. (UCA 63A-3-204.)
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $553,600 from all sources for Finance Director's Office. This is a 10.5 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $553,600 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 21.4 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.