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The Office of Finance and Accounting (OF&A) was created when the Office of the Treasurer and the Office of the Comptroller were combined in 2013. OF&A oversees accounts payable/receivable, cash management, financial systems training, payroll, vendor maintenance, tax reporting and accounting, endowments, insurance, and risk management.
Jean Garvin served as Director, 2014-2020; and in 2021 Jennifer Case was appointed Controller of the office.
For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.
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