Welcome to the Alamance County Finance Department
Finance coordinates effective and prudent management of the County’s financial resources in accordance with generally accepted account principles and NC State statutes. The department is responsible for audits, financial reporting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, investments, cash management, and purchasing.
Since 1991, the County has participated in the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program. GFOA recognizes governmental units that issue their comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) substantially in conformity with GAAP and all legal requirements. The County has received this award, the highest form of recognition awarded in the field of governmental financial accounting, for its comprehensive annual financial report for all years beginning with and since 1991. The County has also participated in the GFOA Popular Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR) Awards Program since 2018. The Award is a prestigious national award recognizing conformance with the highest standards for preparation of state and local government popular reports. A government unit must publish a popular annual financial report whose contents conform to program standards of creativity, presentation, understandability and reader appeal to receive an Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reports. The County has received this award its popular annual financial report for all years beginning with and since 2018. Certificates of Achievement are valid for a period of one year only.
