Department of Government Operations. Division of Finance

Finance coordinates all accounting, financial reporting, budget monitoring, and expenditure authorization within state government. Until 1943, the office of the State Auditor was both the central record-keeping agency and post-auditor for the State. In 1943, the newly established Department of Finance was given the record-keeping function under provisions of the 1941 reorganization statutes. A revised centralized accounting system was put into operation, with a provision for a pre-audit of financial transactions.