The Finance Office is charged with all accounting operations.  They ensure proper handling of general ledgers, accounts receivable, and accounts payable functions.  The department also oversees all accounting for regular and special funds, audits all claims against the city, examines, analyzes, and interprets accounting records for the purpose of giving advice or preparing statements, advises and assists on recording financial and budgetary data, prepares the Annual Financial Statements, serves as custodian of official City records and public documents, performs certification and recording for the City as required on legal documents and other records requiring such certification, seals and attests by signature to ordinances, resolutions, and contracts, easements, deeds, bonds or other documents require City certification, and completes any duties of the Municipal Finance Officer, City Auditor, and/or City Treasurer further outlined by South Dakota Codified Law.