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The Financial Services
Department provides financial management and operational support to
the Mayor and City Council, the City Manager, and City departments.
Services provided 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. |
 Jerry Hart
Financial Services Manager
480-350-8505
Jerry Hart's Biography |
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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 |
Deputy Financial Services Managers: Cecilia Robles 480-350-8881
and Tom Duensing
480-350-8866 |
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Divisions of Financial
Services |
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Accounting 480-350-8355
Controller:
Karen
Huffman, CPA |
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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). |
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Budget
480-350-8350 Deputy Financial Services Manager:
Cecilia Robles |
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Responsible for preparation of budget
documents, long-range financial capacity study, revenue
forecasting, capital improvements program, benchmarking, budget
monitoring, forecasting, and fiscal impact analyses. |
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Customer Services 480-350-8361 Customer Services
Administrator:
Tarja Nummela |
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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. |
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Procurement 480-350-8324 Central
Services Administrator:
Michael Greene |
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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. |
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Risk
Management 480-350-8321
Risk Manager:
Laura
Guerrero |
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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. |
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Tax and
License 480-350-2955 |
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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. |
