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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 />

Second <strong>Health</strong> Sector Support Program (HSSP2) Financial Policies & Procedures Page 28 <strong>of</strong> 144

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