Planning and Budgets

• activities/milestones provide a standard methodology to integrate financial and operational planning
• management and financial processes are aligned with departmental strategic outcomes and program activities
• principal business risks and short and long term business implications are assessed

Budget Allocation and Assignment

• budgets are allocated within managerial, operational plans to support expenditure monitoring
• timely information and advice is available on financial management issues, e.g. funding pressures and changing priorities

Forecasting and Reallocation

• compilation/validation/analysis of departmental forecasts provided by budget managers in order to continuously reconcile planned vs. actual and forecast use of appropriations
• special financial reviews are undertaken as required