The Finance Department is
responsible for:
- Recording all financial transactions of the
City of Jackson;
- The development and implementation of
accounting policies and procedures which are designed to safeguard
the City's assets and provide timely and accurate information;
- Preparing monthly and annual financial
statements and summaries;
- Preparing all external financial reports;
- Processing payrolls;
- Auditing and processing all claims for payment;
- Issuing and recording all miscellaneous
accounts receivable;
- Assisting in the development and monitoring of
the annual budget and
- Providing project accounting information for
the Department of Public Works.
The Finance Department also provides
administrative services to members of the City's three pension plans.
The Finance Department's goal is to continually
strive to improve the quality and timeliness of financial data
generated, as well as the efficiency of the procedures required by the
other departments necessary to generate such data.
City Hall, 8th Floor 517-788-4030
Director of Finance: Philip J. Hones |
