Department Overview

In accordance with the laws of the Ohio Revised Code, the Accounting and Financial Reporting Department of the Lucas County Auditor's office is responsible for the preparation and filing of all County financial statements, maintaining accounting ledgers and internal controls for departments, agencies and business units. This Department is also responsible for writing checks for all county disbursements and recording all the county's receipts. Returned deposits are processed by the Accounting Department. In addition to recording the revenue and expenditures of the county, the Accounting Department also accounts for the collection and distribution of property taxes. Taxes are levied on behalf of the school districts, cities, villages, townships, and park districts within Lucas County. Taxes are also collected for The Toledo Zoo, Lucas County Public Libraries, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, 9-1-1, and four county social services boards.

Position Summary

The Deputy Chief Accountant serves the Lucas County Auditor’s Office as an unclassified, at-will position and reports directly to the Chief Accountant. The Deputy Chief Accountant assists the Chief Accountant in ensuring the integrity of the Lucas County general ledger, housed within the County’s ERP system, Oracle Cloud (Oracle). Attention to detail is critical to be successful in this position because the proper set-up of valid segment combinations is the foundation of all transactions- financial and budgetary.