Accounting Services & Finance Department

8961 Tesoro Drive, Suite 201
San Antonio, Texas 78217
Facsimile: (210) 804-7122

 

James Terry, Executive Director
407-0504
jterry@neisd.net

 

 

Mission Statement

Demonstrate responsible stewardship of District resources by providing customers with progressive, efficient and effective business solutions that comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principals and with federal, state and District laws, policies, rules and regulations.

Functions of the Division

• Accounting Services and Payroll
• Budgets and Financial Analysis
• Grants and Financial Control
• Procurement and eCommerce
• Document Management and Print Services

Services

Accounting Services and Payroll includes:

• Pay all compensation for District employees
• Reconcile and pay employee payroll deductions to various vendors
• Pay vendor invoices charged to budgeted funds
• Pay employee travel and local mileage reimbursements
• Process required remittance and reporting to the Teacher Retirement System
• Process all required tax reporting for payroll and accounts payable transactions
• Prepare Monthly Interim Financial Management Reports
• Prepare Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
• Submit fiscal year financial activity to the Public Education Information Management System
• Process accounts receivable transactions ensuring that funds are deposited into appropriate accounts in a timely manner
• Provide training to District employees on Accounts Payable and Payroll procedures
• Report unclaimed property to the State Comptroller
• Prepare account reconciliations for more than 140 funds and 13 separate bank accounts
• Establish and maintain vendors in the District’s financial software

Budgets and Financial Control

• Assists with budget development
• Assists principals with financial decision making
• Provides monthly budget management training

Grants and Financial Control

• Administers district specific grant funds
• Helps campuses and the instructional division with budget issues
• Ensures the campus’ and instructional division’s personnel are paid through the appropriate funds and account codes

Procurement and eCommerce

• Processes procurement transactions
• Manages warehouses which provide supplies to the campuses
• Rents facilities for additional campus revenue
• Manages and provides textbooks
• Administers the Controlled Resource Management System (CRMS) for inventory tracking
• Coordinates maintenance, storage and destruction of district records

Document Management and Print Services

• Copier services
• Camera installations
• Print services

Achievements

Superior Rating for Schools Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST)
Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting