Nassau County Receives Award for Financial Reporting and more!

Dear Neighbor,

Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of honoring 76 Nassau County high school students with the Nassau County Comptroller’s Math, Accounting and Finance Award. The award program was created to recognize high school juniors and seniors who have strong academic records and a demonstrated interest in the subject areas of math, accounting and finance. These are essential skills in both government and the private sector, and especially in the Comptroller’s office, where we are responsible for ensuring the County operates in a transparent and financially responsible manner. We employ accountants, auditors, and data analysts, which is why it is so important to me that we encourage and support students who demonstrate interest in these subject areas.

Each student was nominated by a guidance counselor, teacher or school principal and my team and I were very impressed with the students’ essays. We recognize these award-winning students as Nassau County’s future leaders, business owners, financial analysts, engineers, problem solvers, innovators and much more.

Since taking office in 2022, my team and I have been working hard to proactively advocate for operational efficiencies and process improvements in the Comptroller’s Office and throughout the County. For example, in our Vendor Claims Division, we’ve made process improvements that have reduced the amount of time that it takes our vendors to get paid while also increasing the security of vendor accounts and payments.

Each year, Vendor Claims reviews and approves approximately 140,000 payments to vendors. The chart to the right shows that the overall processing time is down from an average of 16 days to six days.

For more information on our Vendor Claims Division or if you are interested in registering as a vendor with Nassau County, click here.

I am proud to announce that Nassau County has been awarded the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting. This award, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, locks in the County’s continued standing as a GFOA Triple Crown winner with Certificates of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, Popular Annual Financial Reporting, and the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.

Nassau County has been a GFOA Triple Crown award winner every year since the inception of the award in 2019.

Each publication that contributes to the award is reviewed by a panel of judges who evaluate the reports based on reader appeal, understandability, distribution methods, creativity, and other elements.

Among the most important functions of the Comptroller’s Office is to ensure fiscal accountability and transparency throughout County government. Excellence in public reporting is an important part of accomplishing that goal.