Sutter County Superintendent of Schools

MISSION STATEMENT

EXTERNAL BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES

• Provides financial services to school districts, assisting them in satisfying state financial accountability requirements under AB-1200 and subsequent legislation.

• Provides fiscal services that support districts' efforts in maximizing revenues while also ensuring accuracy and consistency in meeting their legal fiscal requirements.

• Analyzes and reviews districts' budget and interim financial reports.

• Prepares multi-year revenue and expenditure projections to determine school districts' financial solvency.

• Provides AB3627 audit resolution, oversight, and follow-up.

• Prepares district revenue limits and collects and reports ADA (average daily attendance).

• Prepares accounting and reporting to State Teacher's Retirement System (STRS), Public Employee's Retirement System (CalPERS), and other payroll-related agencies.

• Distributes districts' revenue, and prepares and computes the state reports which generate the majority of school districts' revenue.

• Audits and processes all districts' payments including payroll and vendor payment.

• Acts as liaison between the California Department of Education and the school districts.

• Provides technical and financial analysis and support of the financial system.

• Provides current legislative updates.

INTERNAL BUSINESS SERVICES

• Budgeting: Budgeting and financial accounting for internal operations.

• Purchasing: Provide customer service to SCSOS and vendors in an accurate and timely fashion.

• Audit: Administration of internal audit, maintenance of records and information for official audits.

• Debt Service Management: Certificates of participation, tax collection, local bonding credit data, TRANS.

• Facilities: External, financing.

• Financial Planning: Cost analysis, fiscal analysis, fiscal management, budget development, long-range fiscal planning, revenue estimations and cash flow analysis, budget control, creative financing, and cash management.

• Fund Accounting: Governmental funds, proprietary funds, fiduciary funds, internal accounts/controls, student body fund, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll reporting, fringe benefits, inventory/fixed assets, general ledger. County-wide implementation of the new State Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) system.

• Reporting: Local, state, federal financial and statistical reports.

• Records Retention and Data Archival
• Reimbursements: Travel, mileage, purchase cards, and employee reimbursements.

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