The department is a watchdog for the city's financial assets. Finance assures that proper controls are in place for disbursing city monies. They also provide internal and external reporting of the city's financial health. Finance is a resource for the remainder of the departments providing support services so they can better serve the citizens of Azusa. The main internal support functions are payroll, accounts payable, purchasing stores, inventory control, cash management, internal reporting and cost analysis.
Finance also prepares other reports that are required by law.
Both the CAFR and our Budget Document have won awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting.