City of Jackson Mississippi
Finance
 http://www.jacksonms.gov/government/administration/finance
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Mission Statement

Also known as the Office of the Comptroller, the Finance Division is responsible for preparing, forecasting, analyzing, recording, summarizing, and reporting financial transactions to the public and private sectors.  Finance develops administrative and accounting policies and procedures for city-wide use.  In addition, the Division insures the integrity of the City's accounting system.

This division includes three sections that provide the following services:

Accounts Payable

Responsibilities include processing all vendor payments for the City once the contractual obligations have been fulfilled and the vendor payments have been approved and processed by the originating city department.
 
*Vendor direct deposit request form may be downloaded and printed from the link.*

General Ledger/Fixed Asset

Responsibilities include preparation of the City's annual audit, grant reporting, and maintenance of the fixed assets records.

Payroll

Responsibilities include processing weekly and semi-monthly payroll checks. This section pays approximately 2,200 employees.