Under the direction of the Finance Committee, the Comptroller completes duties of County Auditor as defined in Chapter 59.72 of the Wis. Stats. The Accounting Office maintains the County’s financial reporting system and all department subsystems in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and governmental accounting, auditing, and financial reporting guidelines.

Major responsibilities include: development of accounting systems; debt management; preparation and execution of county budget under Finance Committee review; processing and payment of all vendor invoices; purchasing; maintenance of a system for vendor relations, including requests for proposals and securing bids; internal auditing; grant reporting and compliance; preparation of necessary county, state and federal fiscal reports under application guidelines; provide necessary communication to any person(s) regarding county fiscal matters; receipt and journal entry processing; maintenance of county fixed asset system; development of audit schedules; administration of County’s Revolving Loan Fund; review of all financial records in County and generation of any necessary corrections/reports associated with review; provide training and assistance to all County departments regarding accounting or budgeting; allocate insurance to County departments and reconciliation of all County accounts.

Annual Budgets	Audit Reports	CDBG - Citizen Participation Plan
Housing Rehabilitation Program	Revolving Loan Fund	Wisconsin Fair Housing Law

Office Hours:  Monday - Friday (except holidays); 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Central Services Admin Building		Human Services Business Office		Health Care Center Business Office		Columbia County Jail Accounting Services	Highway Department Accounting Office
400 DeWitt Street		2652 Murphy Road		323 West Monroe Street		403 Jackson Street	303 Old Hwy 16 West
P.O. Box 473		P.O. Box 136		P.O. Box 895		Portage, WI  53901	P.O. Box 875
Portage, WI  53901		Portage, WI  53901		Wyocena, WI  53969		Phone:  608.742.6476	Wyocena, WI   53969
Phone:  608.742.9645		Phone:  608.742.9227		Phone:  608.429.2181		Fax:  608.742.5225	Phone:  608.429.2136
Fax:  608.742.9846		Fax:  608.742.9700		Fax:  608.429.2607			Fax:   608.429.3750
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