Finance and Budget Duties
The responsibilities of the Finance & Budget division of the Auditor's office are as follows:
- Distribution of taxes/liens to the respected taxing unit or taxpayer.
- Deposits all quietuses (from revenue) into appropriate funds
- Budget preparation for County Council
- Maintains cash ledger for all 40 departments including more than 240 funds
- Processes additional appropriations and transfers
- Maintains County financial statements
- Processes Bond payments
- Administers all funds and grants within the County
- Audits and produces checks for all claims (commercial, jury, welfare, election, utility, employee reimbursement, tax refunds) for Accounts Payable
- Prepares and issues 1099s
- Tracks fund investments
- Prepares Annual Report
Payroll Responsibilities:
- Maintains County employee files including service records, job classification, and wage scales
- Audits and pays all insurance bills
- Prepares employee paychecks for all 40 departments
- Maintains employee tax information (W-4s)
- Advertises employee salaries annually
- Withholds and makes payment of taxes to Federal Government and Indiana Department of Revenue
- Maintains and makes quarterly payment to Public Employee's Retirement Fund (PERF)