Finance

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Name	Mailing Address	Local Phone #	Toll-Free Phone #
Ambulance Billing Office	P.O. Box 27768, SLC UT 84127	(801) 975-4385	1-888-771-3606

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About Finance

The mission of the UFA Finance Division is to safeguard the fiscal health of the organization and maintain transparency with UFA’s Board of Directors, UFA divisions, and the community at large. We value a culture of accountability and integrity. We are committed to maintaining an open-door policy and providing UFA stakeholders with timely, accurate, and relevant information in addition to excellent customer service and support.

The Finance Division is responsible for providing financial management, customer service, and analysis for Unified Fire Authority, Unified Fire Service Area, and UFA Health & Welfare Trust.

Specific responsibilities include:

Budget development & management
Financial reporting
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable & billing
Payroll
Cash Receipting
Ambulance collections
Purchasing card administration
Financial policy administration
Internal/external audits
Long-term financing
Treasury management
Bank fraud protection
Tax regulations
Accounting software administration
Capital asset inventory management
Surplus property sale collections and tracking of property disposals
USAR financial management oversight
Grants coordination
Contract administration
Procurement/formal bidding process
Recordkeeping for compliance officer

Division Leader

Chief Financial Officer

Tony Hill

Organizational Structure

FY20/21 Accomplishments

Received GFOA Award for Distinguished Budget (third year in a row)
No audit findings or recommendations reported for 2020 UFA, UFSA, and UFA Health & Welfare Trust audit (VEBA) financial audits
UFSA’s Aa1 bond rating affirmed, assigned Aa2 to the 2021 lease revenue bonds
Issued $35,750,000 Lease Revenue Bond for UFSA station construction with a 1.82% interest cost
Issued $19,500,000 Tax Revenue Anticipate Note (TRAN) for UFSA with a 0.337% interest cost
Implemented electronic payment process for UFSA impact fees
Provided accurate information to allow an informed separation by Herriman and Riverton from UFSA as well as assistance in joining by Town of Alta
Continued to expand budget documents for employee, Board, and public use
On-time payment of employee payroll and payroll tax/retirement obligations
Supported implementation of payroll policies/practices (Vacation Buyback and system configuration for time-and-a-half Operations overtime)
Managed needs of vendors, customers, employees, and other stakeholders amidst the COVID-19 pandemic (analysis of payroll costs related to external reimbursements, increased demand for A/R invoice preparation, transitioned to electronic vendor W-9 records, increased use of ACH electronic vendor payment)
Restructured the Finance division roles following the retirement of our AP/AR Manager to increase depth in accounting and help redistribute payroll duties.
Streamlined contract approval process through Adobe Sign
Continued to improve procurement process, RFP evaluation, and refine contractual language
Worked with Policy Analyst and UFA divisions to rewrite Finance policies
Participation in outside advisory committees as well as internal groups, such as IT Governance, Fire Station Construction/Steering Committee, etc.
Continuing professional education including Foundations of Leadership Certificate and National Institute of Government Procurement Annual Forum, as well as various webinars relating to procurement
Educate staff on purchasing policies and assist with formal bid process
Completed clean-up of vendor accounts with no activity since 2015
Updated the Material Request (MR) Form to comply with changes and make it more user-friendly
Working with new Technology & Business Intelligence Manager to streamline the procurement and payment processes (especially for the Les Olson invoices)
Transition accounting system for UFSA from QuickBooks to Caselle

FY21/22 Action Items

Ensure timely payments on all current debt payments by December 2021
Review audit findings and recommendations for UFA, UFSA, and UFA Health & Welfare Trust and develop a corrective plan by June 2021
Review division budget proposals for action items and the related costs/benefits, performance measures, and outcomes in comparison to the Strategic Plan by April 2022
Compile and submit UFA budget document by September 2021 in an effort to achieve the GFOA Award for Distinguished Budget
Work with divisions to update capital replacement plan by April 2022
Coordinate with UFA divisions and its billing agent to implement data collection processes and compile data for Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System by June 2022
Work with Chief Legal Officer, Policy Analyst, and UFA divisions to rewrite Finance policies, such as Purchasing, Pcard, and Surplus by June 2022
Strengthen controls and awareness to mitigate banking fraud risk by September 2021
Digitize non-vendor contracts by June 2022
Centralize real property records and documents by June 2022
Streamline general ledger cost import process in Kronos by December 2021
Improve ability to adapt/accommodate staff working remotely by September 2021