This department manages and controls all financial functions of all county departments and the Clerk Courts in accordance with generally accepted principles of government accounting and various Mississippi statutes and Administrative Codes.
The Finance Department is comprised of three main areas:
- General Accounting
- Accounts Payable
- Payroll
Duties of the Finance Department include:
- controlling expenditures and obligations (including operating expenses, debt, payroll)
- receipting and depositing all revenues
- managing the investment of all monies
- accounting for all assets and capital project expenditures
- internal and external reporting
The financial activity of all county departments is supervised by the County Administrator to ascertain solid internal controls are in place.
Contact Information:
Vanessa Truss, County Administrator
Email: vtruss@holmescountyms.org
Sheila Riley, Administrative Assistant
Email: sriley@holmescountyms.org
Joseph McCraney, Comptroller
Office: (662) 834-0911
Alanda Taylor, Accounts Payable
Email: ataylor@holmescountyms.org
Maria Shannon, Bookkeeper/Payroll
Email: mshannon@holmescountyms.org
Holmes County Administration Office
408 Court Square
PO Box 239
Lexington MS 39095
Office: 662-834-0911
Fax: 662-834-3345