The Accounts department is headed by Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer (FA&CAO).

The Accounts Department is mainly responsible for :- 

• Keeping the accounts of the Northern Railway in accordance with the prescribed rules.
• Internal check of transactions affecting the receipt and expenditure of Northern Railway.
• Prompt settlement of proper claims against Northern Railway.
• Tendering, as part of its important functions, advice to the administration whenever required or necessary in all matters involving Railway finance.
• Compilation of budgets in consultation with other departments and monitoring the budgetary control procedures as may be laid down in the relevant orders and Code rules from time to time.
• Generally discharging other management accounting functions such as providing financial data for management reporting, assisting inventory management, participation in purchase/contracting decisions and surveys for major schemes in accordance with relevant rules and orders.
• Seeing that there are no financial irregularities in the transaction of the railway.

For more information send your queries to fa@nr.railnet.gov.in