Accounting

Town Accountant

The Town Accountant, along with the Finance Director, performs complex administrative, supervisory, and professional work in managing the municipality's accounting and financial systems. Work includes planning, organizing and supervising the financial activities of the town, including the maintenance of revenue records, and the maintenance and control of expenditures and financial records pertaining to the town appropriations. The Town Accountant also provides postings to the General Ledger for expenditures, revenues, and adjustments, prepares information for year-end closings, reconciles accounts, prepares reports, and analyzes funds and financial information.

Accounts Payable

The Accounts Payable office performs responsible accounting and data entry functions for the Accounting Department. Work includes compiling a variety of information and preparing reports, preparing and processing invoices for weekly vendor warrants, printing vendor checks, responding to inquiries and requests from internal and external customers, and maintaining files and records for the department.