FINANCE/ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
Mrs. Ekaette Akpabong Udoekpo
Deputy Director
Ekaette Akpabong Udoekpo is an experienced professional Accountant with diverse experiences in public sector audit. She joined Office of the State Auditor General in the year 2000 and she is currently Deputy Director in charge of Finance and Account Directorate.
Mrs Ekaette Udoekpo is a graduate of Accounting from University of Uyo. She is an Associate member of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). She has attended several conferences, seminars and workshops including workshop facilitated by Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Badagry, Lagos. An Assistant pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church of God. She is married and the marriage is blessed with children. She is from Oruk Anan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Her duties includes but not to the following:
- Collection of revenue due to government and remitting same to sub-treasury
- Prepare monthly payroll of staff monthly emoluments and submit to sub-treasury for payments.
- Ensure that all financial transaction entered into by the office are in compliance with existing provisions of Akwa Ibom State Financial Regulations.
- Make payments of staff entitlements in line with approved guidelines.
- Make returns on all deductions made from staff salaries to appropriate quarters.
- Open and maintain ledgers of deductions.
- Open and maintain petty/main cash books.
- Maintain cheque register for all cheques received by the State Auditor General.
- Prepare payment vouchers to retire all imprests given to the State Auditor-General.
- Liase with both Ministry of Finance and Sub-Treasury on matters of staff benefits and entitlements.
- Prepare bank reconciliation statements of bank accounts maintained by the office.
- Preparations of Annual Estimates
- Any other duties that may be assigned.