The Finance & Accounts Department of Metro Railway, Kolkata is headed by the Principal Financial Adviser who is assisted by Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer (F&B) and 2 Deputy Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer, 2 Senior Assistant Financial Advisers, 3 Assistant Accounts Officers and 1 Programmer in I.T Centre (Total: 10) as gazetted set-up. At present the total staff strength of the Accounts Department as on 30.11.2019, including Cash & Pay Office and the I.T. Centre, is 109 (non gazetted) against sanctioned strength of 144 consisting of both the Operation & Maintenance wing and the Construction wing. The Accounts Department is primarily responsible for:-
· Maintenance of the accounts of the Railway
· Internal check of transactions affecting receipts and expenditure
· Settlement of claims against the Railway
· Tendering advice to the administration in issues involving Railway finance
· Compilation of Accounts
· Compilation of budget and periodical review of expenditure
· Discharge other management accounting functions including periodic reporting to Railway Board
· Collection of revenues (other than ticket sales) and disbursement of payment
