Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB)

The Accountant General’s Department (AGD) is a Department within the Ministry of Finance & Planning and is charged with facilitating and reporting of the flow of funds within the public sector.
Some of their key responsibilities include:

  • Collection, safekeeping and proper disbursements of all monies due to and payable from the Consolidated Fund.
  • Management of the Centralized Treasury, whereby all payments to all suppliers for goods and services are executed on behalf of the Government.
  • Responsibility for the custodianship of all Government properties excluding lands under the Crown Properties.
  • Ensure that Government debts are serviced timely.
  • Disbursements from and management of loans and advances to Government employees.
  • Payroll administration for 33,000 Government Pensioners and 19 Ministries and their Departments