Waterbury, CT 06702

Phone: (203) 574-6840

Fax: (203) 753-6831

Director of Finance

Michael LeBlanc, CPA

203 574 6840

Hours of Operation
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mission

The mission of the Finance Department is to maintain financial management systems as well as sustain, communicate, and enforce an effective internal control structure to allow:

City employees to produce timely and accurate information in a format that enables the safeguarding and maximization of City resources and services.

City management to understand the City's financial status and progress against objectives and financial constraints, to make decisions and to demonstrate compliance with restrictions on the use of resources.

Elected officials to ensure that performance goals are being met in accordance with the appropriated resources.

Waterbury citizens to determine the success of elected and appointed officials in using City resources in a manner consistent with the desires of the citizens as enumerated in the City Charter and Budget.

Other interested parties to understand the source and use of City resources, the creditworthiness of the City, and whether the City is complying with legal and contractual requirements.

Department of Finance responsibilities include:

1.  Transparent, consistent, and accurate financial reporting.

2.  Treasury operations, including cash, investment and debt management as well as banking operations.

3.  Payroll: City-wide payroll preparation is a shared activity among the Finance-Payroll unit, Education, Benefits and Information Technology.

4.  Grants management, which oversees the administration and reporting of City grants.

5.  Accounts payable and the appropriation accounting system.