Why We Are Here
The State Controller's Division (SCD) provides guidance and leadership to state agencies and other stakeholders in accounting, payroll and fiscal disciplines. You may find additional information from our STRATEGIC VIEW document. For a quick reference and overview of the State Controller's Division, please click here. SCD statewide programs are accounting and reporting, accounts receivable management, central disbursement processing, and central payroll processing. In addition, SCD provides internal control services, client agency and accounts receivable coordination services. You may view our entire business plan including our line of business services by section here. To see our 2010 updated slide show on SCD Operations, please click here.

What We Do
We produce and publish Oregon's annual state government financial statements; we process payroll and vendor payments. We manage the security, processing, and distribution of state financial information. For a list of our professional and affiliated support organizations please click here. We maintain the investment of our statewide payroll system and our statewide accounting and purchasing systems. We strive to improve accounting, payroll services, and data integrity to state government through improved communications, training, policies, controls and reports. We coordinate statewide and federal audit relationships. Many of our employees have professional certifications such as Certified Public Accountant.

How We Do It
We implement state fiscal statutes, generally accepted accounting principles, and state fiscal policies fairly and consistently. We build partnerships with customers and stakeholders to share responsibility for statewide system investments, policies, procedures, and compliance. We review and recommend long-term system investments for the best interests of Oregon citizens and that represent the direction of the Governor, the Legislature, and other stakeholders. We maintain our commitment to a strong work ethic, continuous improvement, training and education.

Cost Savings Ideas
The SCD prides itself on being a low cost service provider of accounting, payroll, and related financial services to Oregon state government. The SCD is constantly looking for ways to lower cost and make continuous improvements in the design and delivery of our services. We welcome your ideas to help lower the cost of services we provide or implement improvements that provide a significant return on the investment of taxpayer resources and generate state agency interest to finance those improvements.

Please use our Cost Savings Hot Link to send your ideas and suggestions to the State Controller's Division.