VISION:

 

An effective City Accounting Office, sustainably developed, conforming to new government accounting

system and international accounting standards making it an effective tool in decision making.

MISSION:

 

FUNCTIONS:

 

The Office of the City Accountant is mandated to establish and maintain both the accounting and

internal audit services of the City Government, by virtue of Republic Act 7160 popularly known as the

“Local Government Code of 1991”. It is solely responsible for the preparation of financial statements

such as, but not limited to, Balance Sheet, Statements of Income and Expenses, Cash Flows and

Changes in Government Equity. These statements, aided by other relevant reports and documents,

provide the City Mayor, Sangguniang Panlungsod and other interested parties, financial information,

particularly the City’s financial viabilty.

 

The functional statements below show how the above are concretely carried out.

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT:

Prepares and submits financial statements to the City Mayor and to the Sangguniang Panlungsod

Informs the City Mayor, Sangguniang Panlungsod and other interested parties on the financial status of the city. Maintains cash and fund stability.

Reviews entries in the book of accounts, the bases of financial statements.

Provides financial statements and other related reports to the sixteen barangays comprising the City.

Addresses suspension, disallowances and other audit memoranda issued by the Commission on

Audit.

 

The Office of the City Accountant is made up four divisions. The following particular work assignments

will give a clear picture of the inter-relatedness of their functions.

 

Financial Account and Analysis Division

•Processing of disbursements.

•Monitoring of accounts receivables arising from real property tax transactions.

•Journal entry voucher preparation and posting:

•Collections and deposits,

•Cash and check disbursements,

•Necessary adjustments,

•General Journal

•Monitoring of property, plant and equipment and computation of applicable depreciation.

•Preparation of bank reconciliation reports.

•Preparation of trial balances

•Financial statements preparation:

•Balance Sheet

•Income and Expenditures

•Cash Flows

•Changes in Government Equity.

•Maintenance of subsidiary ledgers.

•Transmittal of accounts to the Commission of Audit

Fiscal Management and Control Division

 

•Pre-audit of official receipts issued by collectors. Coordination with the Office of the City Treasurer for significant deviation, if any, noted.

•Pre-audit of disbursement vouchers giving special attention to legality of claim and completeness of

supporting documents.

•Liquidation of accounts payables.

•Assistance to the City Accountant in addressing the audit observations issued by the Commission on

Audit.

Fiscal Management and Control DivisionBarangay Accounts Division

 

•Assistance to barangay treasurers/barangay record keepers (BRK) in preparing registries under

NGAS. Preparation of journal entries.

•Monitoring of property, plant and equipment and computation of applicable depreciation.

•Posting of entries to General Ledger.

•Preparation of trial balances.

•Preparation of bank reconciliation reports.

•Preparation of financial statements.

•Preparation of supporting documents to the financial statements.

•Explanation of financial statements to the Punong Barangay and Sangguniang Barangay through the treasurers and record-keepers. Formulation of suggestions on how to deal with certain accounts.

•Providing financial information to other interested parties.

•Addressing issues and concerns raised by the Commission on Audit.

Administrative Division

•Review of payroll, both on items reported (gross pay, deductions, etc.) and correctness of formulas.

•Preparation of ATM payroll report.

•Monitoring of payroll-related matters in preparation for the remittances.

•Preparation and submission of remittances to all concerned regulatory agencies.

•Maintenance of records pertaining to remittances and deductions from of employees gross pays.

•Addressing queries and providing assistance to employees and other clients.

•Retrieval and updating of old records and reducing them to digital format.

•Preparation of various reports required for the Office as a whole and its individual employees.

The City Accountant

 

Mrs. Prescila P. Sangalang assumed her position in October1992 as Municipal Accountant. When

Antipolo became a component city of Rizal province in April 1998 by the virtue of Republic Act No.

8508, she became its first City Accountant.

Ms. Sangalang finished Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Accountancy at

Centro Escolar University. She passed Certified Public Accountant licensure examinations in October

1979. She has Master’s Degrees in both Business and Public Administrations.

She has been serving as the Treasurer of the Rizal Association of Local Government Accountants

(RALGA) since its inception in 994. She’s a member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public

Accounts and the Philippine Association of Local Government Accountants (PHALGA).

She attended the global convention organized by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant

in New York City, USA last September 2008. The convention aimed to broaden the perspectives of

Filipino accountants by updating them on new developments and practices in international accounting

and auditing practices. For her part, Ms. Sangalang was able to interact with accountants of other

nationalities; in the process, giving her insights on how to keep the Office of the City Accountant at par

with international standards.

 

For this year 2009, she was in Los Angeles, California, USA for another PICPA convention

 

“WE ARE WORKING WITH TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY AND UNIFORMITY”

ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT FOR YEAR 2009

OFFICE OF THE CITY ACCOUNTANT
Tel: 697-0603/650-7446 ,Ground Floor, Antipolo City Government Building
M.L. Quezon Corner Carigma Street, Antipolo City, 1870