Overview

The Accounting Division is responsible for the preparation of fiscal year budgets, and the detail accounting of the financial position of the department. The Division oversees the daily financial activities of the Department of Public Lands (DPL) and ensures that leases, permit and agricultural and grazing fees are monitored and collected on a timely manner.

Our Mission

The mission of the Administration Division is to provide administrative support with competent, committed workforce, provide optimal work environment for obtaining high productivity, continuous employment, and ongoing delivery of training and benefits in order to effectively implement the Departments's programs to achieve our shared mission, goals, and objectives.

Our Vision

We recognize that our successes at the Department of Public Lands are the people that work here and our clients who lease public lands. Therefore, as an organization we are committed to our employees, helping them manage and develop their career and by making the DPL a great place to work.

The department is also committed to its clients. All of our employees have personal objectives which they fulfill to ensure that a relationship with the indigenous people of the CNMI and our land lessees are recognized.

Our Role

The Accounting division works closely with the Compliance and Real Estate divisions to ensure that Lessees and Permittees are up-to-date with their leases, permits and are in compliance with the agreements. As necessary, the division also handles the issuance of billings notices to clients with arrears or delinquencies.

The Division also ensures that single audit is performed annually in conjunction with the certified audit firms to ensure accuracy and properly remit funds to Marianas Public Land Trust (MPLT) at the end of each fiscal year.