state comptroller
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A state comptroller is a senior elected or appointed official responsible for overseeing a U.S. state's financial operations, including accounting, auditing, and revenue collection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Comptroller of Connecticut | 1 |
| state comptroller canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financial oversight authority
ⓘ
public office ⓘ state-level government position ⓘ |
| canBe | appointed official ⓘ |
| canConduct |
compliance audits
ⓘ
financial audits ⓘ performance audits ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
state auditor in some states
ⓘ
state budget director ⓘ state treasurer ⓘ |
| ensures |
accuracy of state financial statements
ⓘ
proper use of public funds ⓘ |
| goal |
improve transparency of state finances
ⓘ
promote fiscal accountability ⓘ protect taxpayer funds ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | U.S. state government finances ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryResponsibility | overseeing state financial operations ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
cash management for the state
ⓘ
debt management oversight ⓘ ensuring compliance with financial laws ⓘ financial reporting ⓘ issuing financial audits of state agencies ⓘ maintaining state financial records ⓘ monitoring state expenditures ⓘ pension fund oversight in some states ⓘ revenue collection oversight ⓘ reviewing state contracts for fiscal impact ⓘ state government accounting ⓘ state government auditing ⓘ |
| isPartOf | state executive branch ⓘ |
| isUsually | elected official ⓘ |
| mayBeTitled |
comptroller
ⓘ
controller ⓘ state controller ⓘ |
| mayReportTo | state governor ⓘ |
| mayServeAs |
chief accounting officer of the state
ⓘ
chief fiscal officer of the state ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| oversees |
implementation of accounting standards in state government
ⓘ
state agencies’ financial practices ⓘ state internal control systems ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
public of the state
ⓘ
state legislature ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
gubernatorial appointment in some states
ⓘ
statewide election in many states ⓘ |
| termDefinedBy |
state constitution
ⓘ
state statutes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
State Comptroller of Connecticut