Cleveland County Finance & Purchasing Department

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The County Finance & Purchasing Department has the responsibility of recording, reporting, and planning the financial activities of the County and verifying that all financial transactions are conducted and recorded in accordance with the County budget ordinance, County policies, generally accepted accounting principles, guidelines provided by regulatory agencies, and other applicable laws. You can obtain information about some of these financial activities through the links on the sidebar. To help decide which links may serve you best, visit our page with link descriptions.

On behalf of the citizens of Cleveland County, our office provides the following services to the County government:

• assistance in compilation of the annual general operating budget and capital improvement budget under the direction of the County Manager;
• assistance in using the computerized finance system and integrating with other processes within the office;
• centralized control of non-tax and non-fee receipts (or collections) and all expenditures (or disbursements);
• consultation on all financial matters;
• coordination with auditing firm to conduct the annual audit;
• coordination with consulting firm to prepare the annual cost allocation plan;
• coordination with insurance company and related consultants regarding risk management services;
• financial administration including accounting, budgeting, internal auditing, and revenue collection;
• maintainance of detailed account records including: - assets (i.e. property)
  - liabilities (i.e. obligations)
  - budgeted and actual revenues
  - budgeted and actual expenditures
  - encumbrances (i.e. purchase orders)
• management of cash, investments, property, and equipment;
• management of payables and long-term obligations;
• oversight of federal, state, and other grant monies;
• preparation of the annual financial and compliance report;
• preparation of other reports for various purposes;
• procurement of goods and services; and
• reporting vehicle accidents and other reportable incidents for reimbursement from insurance company.

Our offices are located on the top floor of the County Administrative Building, alongside the Commissioners' chambers and the County Manager's offices. The County Finance & Purchasing Department employs ten full-time employees. We wish to thank you, the citizens and taxpayers of Cleveland County, for supporting the County's financial direction and for your commitment to the County motto: "Cleveland County Grows Greater."

Please feel free to contact us if you have any comments, concerns, issues, questions, suggestions, or thoughts regarding any of the services listed above.

Telephone: (704) 484-4807

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last updated February 17, 2010