Financial Control
Welcome to the Financial Control Division
Goals and Objectives:
To maintain a central system of state accounts: to devise, formulate, approve, and control the accounting methods and procedures employed by state agencies; to ensure all financial transactions comply with state laws, rules, regulations by pre-auditing and approving all financial transactions, monitoring accounting practices; and to ensure compliance with the budgetary basis of accounting used by the state.
Program Description
The Department of Finance and Administration – Financial Control Division is responsible for the following:
- determining the legality of and authority for proposed expenditures
- centrally processing and recording transactions
- assuring that sufficient cash and budget are available prior to the commitment of public funds
- maintaining central filing system for documents supporting financial transactions
- issuing financial reports to state agencies
- compiling and issuing financial reports including the “State Annual Financial Report” to the Legislature and other entities
- issuing state employee biweekly payroll
The Division is responsible for enforcing and administering a number of statutes which include the periodic allotment of appropriations (including State General Fund appropriations) authorized by the Legislature. The Division accounts for all operating budgets approved by the State Budget Division and ensures that agencies stay within their authorized spending authority.
| Staff | Job Title | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Melhoff | Acting State Controller/Division Director | 505-827-3625 |
| Kusum Adhikari | Mobile CFO/Acting Deputy Director | 505-699-5341 |
| VACANT | Executive Secretary & Administrative Assistant | 505-827-3682 |
| Audrey Beck | Central Payroll Bureau Chief | 505-629-8078 |
| John Severns | Statewide Financial Reporting and Accountability Supervisor | 505-469-0206 |
| Heather Kent | Cash Controls Manager | 505-695-3784 |
| Geneva Cordova | Accountant and Audit Supervisor | 505-479-2073 |
| Cindy Olguin | Accountant and Audit Supervisor | 505-479-2080 |
| Clark Crowdus | P-Card Administrator/PCI Coordinator | 505-699-2125 |
| Ruby James | Financial Management and Vendor Relations Supervisor | 505-487-6701 |
| Alberta Garcia | DFA Help Desk Manager | 505-476-0388 |
| Peter Paul Davis | Business Operations Manager | 505-396-0602 |