About the South Carolina Comptroller's Office

Welcome to the Office of the Comptroller General. As the state's top accountant and chief fiscal watchdog, the Comptroller supervises state spending, keeps the state's books and maintains accounting controls over state agencies.

Comptroller issues a warrant for each payment to authorize the State Treasurer to release the funds.SC

The Office also offers fiscal and accounting advice to state agencies and local governments, and it reports each year on the financial operations and conditions of state government. The Comptroller sits on the five-member State Fiscal Accountability Authority, the oversight agency that plays a central role in the fiscal management of state government.