Finance Department is responsible for effective and efficient mobilisation and prudent utilisation of financial resources in order to enhance smooth operations of the council in the city of Livingstone. It has five (5) sections as follows:

1. Revenue: The section is responsible for effective and efficient collection of all revenues due to the Council in order to finance Councils operations.
2. Accountancy: This section is responsible for; Management of budget preparation process and maintenance of books of accounts for prudent utilisation of resources and timely production of financial reports for both internal and external users in order to facilitate decision making.

• Information Technology: Management of all database activities including their security requirements in order to enhance performance and business continuity, Effective installation and management of IT infrastructure in order to enhance operations and Effective co-ordination and management of the provision of online services in order to improve service delivery.

1. Technical: Co-ordinating the timely production of financial reports for both internal and external users in order to facilitate decision making and Effective management and maintenance of the assets register in order to determine the value of and safeguard council assets.
2. Expenditure: This section is responsible for; Effective monitoring of expenditure in order to ensure compliance with the council’s budget and Effective management of the payroll in order to ensure that expenditure on personal emoluments is contained within the budget limits