BPKP Develops Strategy to Ensure Village Financial Accountability
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) will develop a more integrated oversight strategy to ensure accountability in village financial management in 2026.
The main focus lies in strengthening early prevention systems and improving governance, from the planning stage to accountability and reporting.
“Supervisory challenges in 2026 include the need for harmonisation of regulations across ministries and strengthening the use of single data as the basis for development planning. ‘Data integration is key to making government programme interventions more on target,’ said Deputy Head of BPKP Agustina Arumsari during a Working Meeting with Committee IV of the DPD RI, according to an official statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.
On that occasion, Agustina also conveyed that BPKP plays a dual role as the Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus (APIP) as well as coordinator of cross-sectoral oversight.
She emphasised BPKP’s commitment to continue synergising with the DPD RI in strengthening oversight functions over government programmes, particularly those related to transfers to regions and village funds.
Deputy for Regional Financial Management Oversight (PPKD) of BPKP Setya Nugraha explained that the main focus of future oversight direction is not only on administrative compliance but also on achieving real benefits for society.
To support this, BPKP is optimising the use of oversight technology. To date, around 93 percent of villages have used the Village Financial System (Siskeudes) from the planning, budgeting, accounting, to accountability processes.
In addition, they are developing Continuous Audit and Continuous Monitoring (CACM) instruments to monitor transactions and detect financial anomalies in real time. This system is expected to provide early warnings, so village heads can avoid legal risks due to administrative errors.
According to him, every village programme must have clear and measurable achievement indicators to strengthen oversight by improving planning quality.
Setya also emphasised the strategic role of 36 BPKP representatives throughout Indonesia in guiding the effectiveness of village spending.
“Synergy between BPKP and the DPD RI is very important to ensure that funds channelled from the centre to the regions truly benefit society,” said Nawardi.