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
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
Caleb Brannon
Staff Accountant, State Grants
Work:
443-550-8162
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
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 N-Z
- 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
Tammy Latour
Financial Secretary
Work:
443-550-8200
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
Adrienne Marshall
Accounts Payable Clerk
Work:
443-550-8163
Responsibilities:
- Assist with audit preparation
- Process vendor payments, Accounts A-M
- Review invoices
Cynthia Pearson
Staff Accountant, Transportation
Work:
443-550-8198
Responsibilities:
- Process bus contractor payments
- Prepare bus service contracts
- Prepare Form 941's
- Serve on transportation committee
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