City Finances & Budgets Finance Finance Department In order to ensure fiscal accountability and an accurate presentation of the city’s financial status, New Albany’s finance department provides residents with timely and accurate accounting of receipts and disbursements.
Bethany Staats, CPA, began her duties as New Albany’s finance director in July 2017 and oversees a department responsible for budgeting, financial reporting, treasury management, payroll, benefits administration, income tax administration, centralized accounting and public financing initiatives. New Albany maintains a Triple A bond rating from Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s. New Albany ...
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The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada recognized New Albany for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The City also received GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. This award reflects the city’s commitment to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.
The deputy director of finance is a fiduciary position that reports to the director of finance. It is a professional, managerial position that has considerable interface with all city departments and community leaders and acts in place of the director, ensuring all aspects of the city’s financial operations are properly fulfilled.
Finance and accounting both revolve around money, but each has a different role. Finance involves planning how to invest money strategically to grow wealth. Accounting tracks and reports past and ...
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