The Finance and Technology Department provides financial management, technology and operational support to the Mayor and City Council, the City Manager, and City departments.  Services provided by the Finance division include accounting, budgeting, long-range financial planning, cash management, purchasing, payroll, sales tax collection and auditing, business licensing, utility billing and collection, and risk management.  The Technology division coordinates all of the City's information and telecommunications systems.

Ken Jones
Finance and Technology Director
480-350-8504

Contact Information

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5002 Tempe, AZ 85280

Physical Address:
20 E. 6th Street, 2nd Floor, Tempe, AZ 85281

Phone:   480-350-8350
FAX:      480-350-8915

Jerry Hart, Deputy Director - Finance 480-350-8505
Dave Heck, Deputy Director - Information Technology 480-350-8777

Finance

Accounting   480-350-8355    Controller: Karen Huffman, CPA                                                       

Administrative services include payroll, accounts payable, special assessments, accounts receivable, cash management, account reconciliation, and periodic financial reporting including utility rate analysis, and the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).

Budget    480-350-8350    Manager:  Cecilia Robles 

Responsible for preparation of budget documents, long-range financial capacity study, revenue forecasting, capital improvements program, benchmarking, budget monitoring, forecasting, and fiscal impact analyses.

Customer Services    480-350-8361    Customer Services Administrator:  Tarja Nummela

Responsible primarily for billing and collecting charges for water, sewer, refuse and irrigation services. In addition, this division provides cashiering, customer inquiry and meter reading services.

Procurement    480-350-8324    Central Services Administrator:  Michael Greene

Responsibilities include procurement and contracting of all materials, supplies and services for City departments with the sole exception of architecture, engineering and construction. Procurement is also responsible for the administration and compliance auditing of all terms for blanket contracts that have been established through competitive bidding.

Risk Management    480-350-8321    Risk Manager:  Laura Guerrero

Processing of property/liability claims against the City as well as worker's compensation claims.  Risk Management is also responsible for employee safety and industrial hygiene.

Tax and License    480-350-2955

Administration and enforcement of the City of Tempe Code requirements related to the licensing of applicable business for privilege and use tax and transient lodging tax.  In addition, the office is responsible for the issuance of several types of specialty business licenses related to liquor sales, amusements, massage, soliciting, etc.

Information Technology

Administration      480-350-8364

Coordinates all of the City’s information and telecommunications systems to ensure that the City receives the maximum benefit from its nearly $10 million annual investment in these technologies.