Finance

Mission

The mission of the Finance Department is to provide timely and accurate financial information using general accepted accounting principles to internal and external customers, while ensuring citizens the department is operating in the most efficient manner.

Functions

Process Bi-weekly Payroll Checks
Process weekly Accounts Payable checks
Preparation of annual budget
Projection of Revenues and Expenditures for long and short term planning
Maintain records of fixed assets
Monitor and Account for all grant activity
Provide departments with accurate and timely financial information
Bill and Receipt external customers for County services
Preparation of Annual Financial Report
Preparation of monthly and quarterly tax, retirement, and employment reports
Process incoming and outgoing mail service

Goals

Improve budget document so as to provide more meaningful information regarding department's mission and goals and receive the Government Finance Officer's Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
Refine Annual Financial Report so as to produce a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and receive the Government Finance Officer's Association Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
To develop policies and procedures for cash handling, accounts payable, grants, fixed assets, and payroll
To provide staff opportunities to participate in training programs
To find new methods to increase efficiency while ensuring the needs of both internal and external customers are met
Further refinement of monthly financial reporting package to departments to distribute by the 16th of the month
To improve the accounting system general ledger chart of accounts to provide maximum flexibility in generating monthly and yearly financial reports
Develop a five-year Capital Improvement Program
Improve internal and external customer relations

Pickens County Finance Department
Pickens County Administration Facility
222 McDaniel Avenue, B-4
Pickens, SC 29671
Phone: (864) 898-5378
Fax: (864) 898-1873
Email Finance Department