Services provided include accounting, budgeting, long range financial planning, cash management, purchasing, payroll, sales tax collection and auditing, business licensing, and risk management. Here Administrative services include payroll, accounts payable, special assessments, accounts receivable, cash management, account reconciliation, and periodic financial reporting including utility rate analysis, and the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Here Preparation of budget documents, long-range financial capacity study, revenue forecasting, capital improvements program, benchmarking, budget monitoring, forecasting, and fiscal impact analyses. Here Procurement and contracting of all materials, supplies and services for City departments with the sole exception of architecture, engineering and construction. Procurement is also responsible for the administration and compliance auditing of all terms for blanket contracts that have been established through competitive bidding.
Risk Management is also responsible for employee safety and industrial hygiene.
Here Administration and enforcement of the City of Tempe Code requirements related to the licensing of applicable business for privilege and use tax and transient lodging tax. In addition, the Office is responsible for the issuance of several types of specialty business licenses related to liquor sales, amusements, massage, soliciting, etc. To make Tempe the best place to live, work and play.