Finance Department :

Chief Accounts and Finance Officer (CAFO) is the head of the Finance Department of Zilla Parishad.

The staff in the Accounts Branches of the Panchayat Samitees & all departments of Zilla Parishad is placed under the overall control of the CAFO.
The duties and functions of the CAFO are four-fold
        A) as Receiving & Paying Officer
        B) as Accounting Officer
        C) as Primary Auditor
        D) as Financial Advisor
 

CAFO is responsible for the compilation of monthly & annual accounts & maintain registers of receipts & payments of Zilla Parishad.
CAFO controls & co-ordinates working of various departments & panchayat samitees in respect to financial matters.