FINANCIAL POLICIES & PROCEDURES MANUAL - Ministry of Health
FINANCIAL POLICIES & PROCEDURES MANUAL - Ministry of Health
FINANCIAL POLICIES & PROCEDURES MANUAL - Ministry of Health
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HSSP Financial Policies & Procedures Manual<br />
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3.2 ACCOUNTING RECORDS<br />
3.2.1 DOCUMENTS/SOURCE OF ORIGINAL ENTRY<br />
Original documents shall be submitted (Invoices, Receipts, Shipment and Delivery along with<br />
appropriate copies <strong>of</strong> quotations and purchase orders) and are attached to the relevant processing<br />
vouchers. These transactions are recorded initially on the following basic documents <strong>of</strong> original<br />
entry.<br />
Receipt Voucher (RV)<br />
Official Receipt (OR)<br />
(Central / National Programs/ Provincial and Lower Level)<br />
Receipt Voucher is sequentially pre-numbered and is used to document receipt <strong>of</strong> funds which<br />
are banked or directly credited to the Program or implementing unit bank account.<br />
RV is prepared as one copy for accounting (supported by appropriate documents like remittance<br />
advice or bank credit advice). At Central level it is entered to Banking/Deposit Window <strong>of</strong><br />
Quickbooks.<br />
(Central / National Programs/ Provincial and Lower Level)<br />
Official Receipt is sequentially pre-numbered and used to document receipt <strong>of</strong> cash or cheques<br />
(such as excess amounts from advances or other miscellaneous receipts).<br />
OR is prepared in duplicate - one copy for payer and another copy for Accounting – shows the<br />
relevant account code to be credited – and is supported by appropriate documents. It is signed by<br />
the cashier and is approved by the authorised <strong>of</strong>ficer. At Central Level it is entered to<br />
Banking/Deposit Window <strong>of</strong> Quickbooks.<br />
Disbursement Voucher (DV)<br />
(Central / National Programs/ Provincial and Lower Level)<br />
Cheque Payment Voucher used to record a payment transaction where the mode <strong>of</strong> payment is<br />
by Cheque or Transfer drawn on the Programs’ bank account. It is prepared in duplicate and is<br />
supported by appropriate documents. DV is recorded using Payment Window <strong>of</strong> QuickBooks<br />
S<strong>of</strong>tware.<br />
General Journal Vouchers (JV)<br />
(Central / National Programs/ Provincial and Lower Level)<br />
General Journal Voucher is used to record transactions where there are no actual receipt or<br />
disbursement <strong>of</strong> funds. It is commonly used to record necessary adjustments, corrections,<br />
reclassification, amortizations, prepayments, settlement <strong>of</strong> cash advances and inter-<strong>of</strong>fice account<br />
transactions.<br />
This is prepared in single copy, and should be supported by appropriate documents.<br />
GJV is recorded under General Journal Entry Window <strong>of</strong> Quick Books S<strong>of</strong>tware.<br />
General Journal Voucher is also used to record non-cash transactions such as direct payment and<br />
commitment letters. It is based on the Journal Voucher (JV) and entries are posted directly to<br />
Quickbooks indicating JV under the REF column and the JV no in the Particulars column for<br />
future reference.<br />
Request for Advance Form (ROA)<br />
(Central / National Programs/ Provincial and Lower Level)<br />
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