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Alice Hui Director of Finance Bio |
The Finance Department is comprised for two divisions:
- Accounting and Budget
- Revenue Management Division
The department is charged with the administration of the City’s financial affairs, revenue and investment management duties, and the handling of both business and animal control licenses.
The Accounting & Budget Division provides independent, technical analysis and advice on a broad range of management issues and challenges aimed at monitoring the propriety of expenditures, evaluating internal controls, assessing efficiency and effectiveness of program objectives, and analyzing and recommending changes in management systems procedures. The division analyzes, prepares, and manages both the annual budget processes, as well as accounting and financial statement preparation duties for the City, the Whittier Redevelopment Successor Agency, Whittier Utility Authority, Whittier Public Financing Authority, Whittier Housing Authority and several special districts. It is also responsible for purchasing administration, the disbursement of monies, the preparation of various required financial reports, the supervision of the City's inventory of property, and management of the City’s various audit engagements.
The Revenue Management Division oversees the City’s investment, cashiering, banking, business license and animal control functions. Staff works closely with a variety of consultants and outside agencies to accomplish their responsibilities. This division also collects the Uptown Whittier Business Improvement Area fees. The Finance Department is responsible for the preparation and implementation of both the City's general accounting and budget processes.
In fulfilling these responsibilities, the department oversees the City's long range financial planning and financing of capital needs, including bond financing and fiscal analysis. It performs a variety of management and analytical duties related to financial and personnel matters.
Goals of the Finance Department include:
- To provide excellent service to both internal and external customers.
- To provide a variety of comprehensive fiscal planning and forecasting analysis.
- To efficiently and effectively manage the City’s budget processes.
- To ensure all accounting and financial reporting requirements are accomplished timely and accurately reflect the organization's financial position.
- To provide fiscally responsible investment management to ensure the City receives appropriate investment returns, while ensuring the safety of the organization's monies.
The City has long been known for its high-quality financial management and its sound fiscal practices, and the department’s management team is committed to continuing this legacy. The department has consistently received the Government Financial Officers Association’s Award of Excellence for Financial Reporting since fiscal year 1987-88, and the California Society of Municipal Financial Officers’ Budgeting Excellence since fiscal year 2007-08.