Court Financial Services

Court Financial Services is part of the Court Administrator’s Office and is responsible for the financial operations of the Court by providing accounting, auditing, investment and budget functions related to Court operations and to provide reporting and accountability to Court Administration, departments divisions and the public.

The Director of Court Financial Services is assisted by accountants who work in the following areas:

• Preparation of the Court’s annual appropriated and un-appropriated operational budgets
• Budget management in the spending of the operational budgets, monitoring and adjustments
• Accounts payable processing, reconciliations and monitoring
• Accounts receivable reconciliations and monitoring
• Grant application, reimbursement processing, reconciliation and monitoring
• Management and investment of the Court’s investment portfolio.
• Coordination and supervision of the external audit process
• Monitoring, tracking and analyzing Court and County revenues for budgetary projections
• Policy and procedure creation, review and recommendation
• Assisting and advising the Court Administrator in developing, implementing and updating the Court’s mission, strategic vision and values

Court Financial Services serves in a support capacity to the Court and the County as a financial liaison between the two branches of county government.

Requests for non-case related financial information may be obtained through the Court’s Public Information Officer at (816) 881-3552.

Inquiries concerning case financial information should be directed to Court Accounting at (816) 881-3717 or at (816) 881-3980.

Court vendors with payment questions should contact Court Financial Services directly using the contact information provided on this page.

Court Financial Services