Paterson, New Jersey

Anthony Zambrano Finance Director

The Director of Finance shall be the Chief Financial Officer and may also serve as the City Treasurer. The director is the head of the department and, as such, shall supervise and direct all of the operations within the Department of Finance. Additionally, the acting Finance Director serves as the Custodian of School Funds.

The Department of Finance encompasses the centralized municipal finance organization. It provides the framework for the financial support of the City departments and statutory agencies and also assists in providing cost effective services to the taxpayers.

The major financial functions of the department include tax assessment, tax collection, accounting, treasury management, internal auditing, debt management and various billing functions such as sewer fees and ambulance fees. The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for general financial matters such as bond issuance, investments and revenue analysis, to name a few.