DFA - Financial Control Division

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The Division accounts for all operating budgets approved by the State Budget Division and ensures that agencies stay within their authorized spending authority.</P> <P>The Division supports and maintains the State Central Payroll System which is a component of the State's Human Resource System. The Division is responsible for all payroll related reporting requirements. The payroll system is used to process the payroll for 97 of the state's 101 agencies which employ approximately 18,300 employees.</P> <P>C-FRAS and the Central Payroll System are supported by separate data processing systems. Some system processing for both systems is performed at the <A HREF="http://www.state.nm.us/gsd/">General Services Department</A>, <A HREF="http://www.state.nm.us/gsd/isd/">Information Systems Division's</A> facilities, which are the State's main data processing facilities. The payroll system is supported by a micro computer, which provides interfaces with C-FRAS to charge state agencies their portion of payroll expenditures.</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <br> If you have any questions or problems with the website please send an e-mail to: <A HREF="mailto:dfafcdwebmaster@state.nm.us?subject=DFAFCD Webmaster Request">DFAFCDWebmaster</A>. <P><CENTER><BR> <STRONG><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="html/indexcpb.html" TARGET="_top">Central Payroll Bureau</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000088" SIZE="-1">| </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="html/indexco.html" TARGET="_top">Controller's Office</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000088" SIZE="-1">| </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="html/indexfmb.html" TARGET="_top">Financial Management Bureau</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000088" SIZE="-1">| <BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="html/indeximb.html" TARGET="_top">Information Management Bureau</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000088" SIZE="-1">|</FONT> <FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="html/indexpab.html" TARGET="_top">Preaudit Bureau</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000088" SIZE="-1">| </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="html/indeximg.html" TARGET="_top">Imaging Unit</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000088" SIZE="-1">| </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="html/indexman.html" TARGET="_top">Manuals</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000088" SIZE="-1">| </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="html/indexmn.html" TARGET="_top">Memorandums and Notices</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000088" SIZE="-1">| </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="html/indexwp.html" TARGET="_top">White Papers</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000088" SIZE="-1">| </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top">Home</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000088" SIZE="-1">| <BR> </FONT></STRONG></CENTER> </BODY>