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Finance

The Department of Finance is dedicated to providing complete, timely and accurate financial information regarding the operations of the school system. The Chief Financial Officer provides financial leadership in ensuring that the most effective and cost-effective business practices are implemented. Maximizing the value of the available financial resources for the benefit of student achievement is paramount. Leadership is provided in the operations of accounting, budget, payroll, accounts payable, restricted programs, accounts receivable, capital project accounting, auditing, school activity funds, fixed asset inventory, risk management, casualty, liability, property and health insurances.

Finance Directory

Scott Johnson

Chief Financial Officer
Work: 443-550-8200
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CFO Responsibilities:

  • Assist with audit preparation
  • Develop and monitor budgets
  • Manage cash and investments
  • Provide collective bargaining support
  • Recommend finance policy and procedure revisions
  • Provide executive support to child nutrition program
  • Investments
  • Prepare BOE recommendations

Barbara Sikora

Supervisor, Finance
Work: 443-550-8202

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with audit preparation
  • Prepare financial reports for external entities
  • Review journal entries before posting
  • Supervise accounts payable team
  • Supervise payroll team

Sheldon Taylor

Supervisor, Finance
Work: 443-550-8157

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with audit preparation
  • Conduct bid openings
  • Develop bid specifications
  • Issue vendor contracts
  • Post RFPs on state website
  • Prepare/present bid award recommendations to BOE
  • Review/approve high dollar purchase requisitions

Elizabeth Burchinal

Payroll Systems Manager
Work: 443-550-8159

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with audit preparation
  • Distribute live (paper) payroll checks
  • Process substitute pay
  • Process timesheets
  • Respond to payroll questions regarding time sheets and sub pay
  • Process voluntary payroll deductions (e.g., AFLAC, CareFlex, gym, pool, National Ins., etc.)

Shelly Gray

Accounts Payable Clerk
Work: 443-550-8164

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with audit preparation
  • Process vendor payments, Accounts L-Z
  • Process employee mileage and travel reimbursements
  • Review invoices

Ha Hoang-Gadson

Staff Accountant, Restricted Grants
Work: 443-550-8166

Responsibilities:

  • Assist grant managers with their budget development and amendments
  • Assist with audit preparation
  • Conduct/coordinate annual inventory for federal grant programs as required
  • Input grant budget updates in eFinance

April Kelley

Payroll Clerk
Work: 443-550-8160

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with audit preparation
  • Process FMLA leave audits
  • Process absence corrections
  • Process direct deposit changes
  • Process W4 and MW507 tax withholding changes
  • Respond to leave balance and usage questions

Adrienne Marshall

Accounts Payable Clerk
Work: 443-550-8163

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with audit preparation
  • Process vendor payments, Accounts A-K
  • Process check requisition forms
  • Setup vendors and process 1099s
  • Process contractor payment authorization forms
  • Review invoices

Marcy Roberts

Accounts Payable Clerk, Fiscal Accounts
Work: 443-550-8205

Responsibilities:

  • Assist secretaries with encumbrance issues
  • Convert purchase reqs to P.O.s
  • Review schools' completed SAF bank recs
  • Support school financial secretaries

Shane Sweeney

Staff Accountant, Payroll
Work: 443-550-8177

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with audit preparation
  • Prepare W2's
  • Process payroll
  • Process 403(b), 457, and Roth deductions
  • Prepare salary calculations
  • Respond to payroll questions

Vacant Positions

Staff Accountant, Grants

Responsibilities:

Assist with audit preparation
Input journal entries
Monitor bank balances
Reconcile bank statements
Process budget transfers (with CFO's review)
Process fixed asset changes

Financial Secretary

Responsibilities:

Add new vendors in eFinance
Answer telephone for department
Assist with audit preparation
Assist with special projects in department
Make purchases with district credit cards
Order office supplies for department
Perform clerical work for Finance Department
Prepare billings for IAC and CCGov