DEPARTMENTS:
Forrest County Comptroller
The Comptroller manages and controls all financial functions of all county departments and the Clerk Courts in accordance with generally accepted principles of government accounting and various Mississippi statutes and Administrative Codes.
Stephen May
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smay@co.forrest.ms.us
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(601) 545-6020
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641 Main St. Hattiesburg, MS 39401
The Finance Department
This department is comprised of three main areas: general accounting, accounts payable, and payroll. The duties of this department are as follows:
- controlling expenditures and obligations (including
operating expenses, debt, payroll) - receipting and depositing all revenues
- managing the investment of all monies
- accounting for all assets and capital project
expenditures - internal and external reporting
The financial activity of all county departments is supervised by the
Finance Officer to ascertain solid internal controls are in place.