Sarawak State Treasury Department

What Sarawak State Treasury Department does

The Sarawak State Treasury Department (Jabatan Perbendaharaan Negeri Sarawak, abbreviated JPNS) is the principal accounting and financial administration authority of the Sarawak State Government in Malaysia. Established in 1948 and headquartered in Kuching, the department is responsible for the collection of state revenue, the disbursement of state expenditure, the maintenance of accounting records, and the production of financial reports for the state government. Its mandate is defined under Malaysian and Sarawak state financial statutes, and it operates under the oversight of the State Financial Officer.

JPNS delivers its services through a network of 12 divisional treasury offices across Sarawak and 2 Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) service counters in Kuching. These touchpoints handle citizen-facing transactions including pension payments, revenue collection, and verification of financial documents, in addition to internal accounting and cash management functions that interface with line ministries and state agencies. The department has pursued service modernization through digital transformation initiatives and has engaged in benchmarking cooperation with peer jurisdictions including Sabah, Penang, the National Treasury of Malaysia (JANM) in Putrajaya, and Indonesia.

As a statutory government department, JPNS does not generate commercial revenue. Its operations are funded through the Sarawak State Government budget allocation, and its scale corresponds to the state finances it administers rather than to any market-based revenue line. Recent strategic emphasis has been on digital process reform, inter-agency benchmarking, and public sector innovation — the latter reflected in recognition through the Anugerah Inovasi award. The department's competitive position is defined entirely by its statutory mandate, with no private-sector substitute and no commercial customer base outside the Sarawak State Government.

Name

Sarawak State Treasury Department

Legal name

Jabatan Perbendaharaan Negeri Sarawak

Website

https://treasury.sarawak.gov.my

Company type

Public

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Sarawak State Treasury Department (Jabatan Perbendaharaan Negeri Sarawak) is the principal accounting and financial administration authority of the Sarawak State Government in Malaysia, established in 1948, operating 12 divisional offices and 2 UTC service counters across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Treasury and Public Sector Financial Administration

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (921130), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Treasury, Budget & Fiscal Management (BPAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Treasury & Cash Management (BPAIAEAB), Government Accounting & Financial Reporting (BPAIAEAD)

Keywords

• State treasury operations
• Government financial management
• Public sector accounting
• Civil servant payroll
• Government payment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kuching

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Jabatan Perbendaharaan Negeri Sarawak is the principal accounting and treasury office of the Sarawak State Government, delivering centralised financial management, revenue collection, payment processing, public sector accounting (aligned to MPSAS), civil servant payroll and benefits administration, and trade licensing services. It supports state ministries, departments and responsibility centres through 12 division offices and two UTC counters, complemented by online portals (Paybills Malaysia, Spay Global), internal HR and performance systems, and mobile applications.

Product overview

The Sarawak State Treasury Department operates a suite of digital services including online payment platforms (Paybills Malaysia, Spay Global), recruitment systems (e-Recruitment), internal government systems (SIFBAS, SCS-GEMS, ePrestasi), and specialized applications for housing loans (GOHLAS), contractor registration (CORIS), and case management (CACTUS). The department also provides mobile access through dedicated applications and integrates with various banking channels for payment processing. These services collectively support the financial management, accounting, revenue collection, and human resource functions of the Sarawak state government.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paybills Malaysia / Sarawak Online bill payment service that enables the public to pay Sarawak state government bills — including local authority taxes, land rent and instalments, water, electricity, telephone, telecommunications and membership fees — through the Payment Galaxy platform with FPX, online banking and mobile money channels.
• Spay Global Online payment service platform provided as an alternative digital payment channel for the Sarawak State Treasury Department's services.
• e-Recruitment Electronic recruitment system for public service positions in Sarawak, managed through the Sarawak Public Service Commission, accessible via the Treasury Department portal.
• Talikhidmat (Toll-free Service) Government services portal and toll-free line providing public access to a range of Sarawak state government services.
• Trade Licence Services (Lesen Perdagangan) End-to-end trade licensing service offered by the Treasury Department including new trade licence applications, replacement and renewal processes, processed through division treasury offices.
• GOHLAS (Government Officer's Housing Loan Application System) Online application system for government officers to apply for housing loans administered through the Treasury Department.
• CORIS (Contractor Registration Information System) System for registering and managing contractors doing business with the Sarawak state government.
• SIFBAS (Staff Self Service System) Staff self-service system for Sarawak government employees to manage personal information, leave applications and HR-related tasks.
• SCS-GEMS (Government Employee Management System) Comprehensive employee management system for managing Sarawak Civil Service employee records and information.
• ePrestasi Electronic performance evaluation and management system for Sarawak government employees.
• CACTUS (Correspondence And Case Tracking Unified System) Correspondence and case tracking system for unified management of government documents and cases.
• HRM Call Centre Human Resource Management call centre system for handling employee inquiries and issues.
• SCS Scorecard Sarawak Civil Service Scorecard system for monitoring organisational and individual performance.
• Sarawak Treasury Mobile Application Mobile application distributed via the Sarawak government app store providing public access to treasury and government services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% compliance audit score for KIK (Kumpulan Inovatif dan Kreatif) initiatives in 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jabatan Akauntan Negara MalaysiacoreTechnology or IntegrationNational government treasury body providing accounting standards (MPSAS) and financial reporting guidelines that JPNS aligns with for accrual accounting transformation
• Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Negeri SarawakcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState public service commission managing civil servant recruitment and HR matters that interface with treasury salary systems
• Jabatan Bendahari Negeri SabahminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral knowledge sharing visit on December 8-10, 2025 to discuss accounting systems, revenue management, and financial control practices
• Kementerian Keuangan Republik IndonesiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral study visit to Jakarta, Indonesia (January 19-23, 2026) for comparative study on accrual accounting implementation
• Kerajaan Negeri Pulau PinangminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministrative reform workshop hosted in Kuching, Sarawak (December 3-6, 2025) with delegation from Penang
• Perbendaharaan Malaysia (Federal Treasury)coreTechnology or IntegrationFederal treasury body providing treasury circulars and financial guidelines for state treasury alignment
• SAINS (Sarawak Integrated Accounting System)coreTechnology or IntegrationIT services provider managing system infrastructure and helpdesk support for treasury systems including SIFBAS

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Others

• Payment Galaxy (Paybills Malaysia): Online bill payment platform that hosts the Paybills Malaysia service operated by JPNS for public bill payments including local authority taxes, land rent, water, and electricity. Integration partner for citizen-facing payment collection.
• Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Negeri Sarawak: Sarawak State Public Service Commission, a core strategic partner of JPNS that interfaces with treasury salary systems for civil servant recruitment and HR matters.
• SAINS (Sarawak Integrated Accounting System): State-level IT services provider that manages infrastructure and helpdesk support for JPNS treasury systems including SIFBAS. Closest technology partner/vendor.
• Spay Global: Alternative digital payment channel listed by JPNS for state treasury transactions. Serves as a parallel payment gateway in the JPNS service ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Perbendaharaan Malaysia (Federal Treasury): Federal Treasury of Malaysia that issues treasury circulars and financial guidelines governing state treasury alignment. Acts as the policy counterpart to JPNS and serves as the federal-level sibling institution.
• Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak (Sarawak State Government): The parent state government of JPNS, of which JPNS is the principal accounting office. Provides the mandate and budget for JPNS operations and is the principal customer/principal of the department.
• Jabatan Akauntan Negara Malaysia (JANM): The national accountant department of Malaysia, responsible for federal accounting standards (MPSAS) and financial reporting. JPNS aligns its systems with JANM and conducts benchmarking visits, making it the closest comparable at the federal level.

Regional players

• Kementerian Keuangan Republik Indonesia: Indonesia's Ministry of Finance, which hosted a JPNS benchmarking visit in January 2026 on accrual accounting implementation. Comparable as a sovereign finance ministry setting standards for accrual accounting.

Direct peers

• Perbendaharaan Negeri Pulau Pinang: Penang State Treasury Department, a direct state-level peer that participated in an administrative reform workshop hosted by JPNS in Kuching in December 2025.
• Jabatan Bendahari Negeri Sabah: Sabah State Treasury Department, a direct Malaysian state-level peer that recently conducted a bilateral knowledge-sharing visit with JPNS on accounting systems, revenue management, and financial control practices.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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