Accounting Consulting Services

The Vendor is required to provide comprehensive accounting and financial advisory services.
- provide interim and supplemental professional accounting capacity to ensure operational continuity within the department during staffing transitions, peak workload periods, and complex financial initiatives.
- Services will be performed on an as-needed basis under the direction of the commissioner of finance or designee and may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Core accounting and financial operations
•    Support for month-end and year-end close, general ledger review, reconciliations, and journal entries
•    Preparation and review of financial statements, supporting schedules, and fund-level reporting
•    Grant, project, capital asset, lease, and long-term obligation accounting
•    Technical implementation of new board pronouncements and complex accounting standards
2. Financial reporting, compliance, and audit support
•    Preparation and review of components of the annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR)
•    Assistance with schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) and federal and state reporting
•    External audit coordination, work paper preparation, and response to auditor inquiries
•    Evaluation and strengthening of internal controls and regulatory compliance processes
3. Financial advisory, systems, and special projects
•    Financial forecasting, cash flow analysis, and budget-to-actual variance review
•    Advisory services related to debt, leases, and long-term financial planning
•    Support for financial system enhancements, reporting optimization, and process improvement
•    Technical accounting research, financial impact analysis, and special initiatives as directed.