The Office of the City Controller is responsible for overseeing and maintaining all financial records of the City. The office develops and makes recommendations on the financial policies and procedures relating to financial services and internal controls to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy and reliability of the accounting data. Accounting practices are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Governmental Accounting Standards.

Responsibilities include the collection of all revenues, cash and debt management, ensuring compliance with financial internal controls and daily operations and payroll. Staffing levels presently are 22 employees in 6 sub-departments. The sub-departments include Billing & Collection, Parking Violations, Audit, Finance, Payroll and Budget.

• Billing & Collection Division is responsible for the collection of city revenues, including maintenance and collection of City, School, Water and Sewer and County Taxes.

• Parking Ticket Bureau is responsible for maintenance and collection of all parking tickets issued.

• Audit Division is responsible for examining, verifying and analyzing various City accounting records internally and external audits for those entities whose books are open to verification by the City of Niagara Falls by either contract, ordinance or a government regulation. This division also provides the necessary financial grant administration.

• Finance Division is responsible for the City and Water Authority cash management, accounts payable, miscellaneous accounts receivable, assistance with the City’s annual audit, debt and Capital management and any other financial concerns.

• Payroll Division is responsible for processing the City and Public Water Authority, bi-weekly payroll, payroll tax report filing and deposits, pension reporting and filing and all other aspects of payroll management.

• Budget Division is responsible for the City and Public Water Authority overall planning, preparing, administering and monitoring of the budgets. The City of Niagara Falls Budget includes the General, Library, Parking Ramps and Debt Funds.