Finances, Payroll & Accounting
Robyn Crisenbery, Chief Deputy Auditor
513-695-1101
The County Auditor is the Chief Fiscal Officer in the County. It is his/her responsibility to account
for the millions of dollars received each year by each county and to issue warrants (checks) in payment
of all County obligations, including the distribution of tax dollars to each township, village, city,
school district, library system and county agency.
The Auditor is the paymaster for all county employees. He/she also distributes motor vehicle license
fees, gasoline taxes, estate taxes, fines and local government funds in addition to real estate, personal
property and manufactured home taxes.
As Chief Fiscal Officer, the Auditor is required to prepare the county's annual financial report. Most
counties, including Warren County, prepare a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Click on
the dropdown menu above to go to a specific CAFR.
The Auditor's Office Department of Accounting and Payroll consists of a staff of nine. This division
is responsible for the Accounting, Payroll and Financial Reporting of the County and its agencies.
At the end of December 2017 Warren County had 1,176 active employees in the payroll system. During 2017
a total of 4,211 payroll warrants and 31,855 direct deposits were paid out. Some of the responsibilities
of the Payroll Department are:
- Maintain employee tax, voluntary deduction and retirement system records
- Maintain prior service history data base
- Input all current bi-weekly payroll information including hours, voluntary deductions and changes
- Process bi-weekly payroll
- Make all necessary payments for employee withholdings
- Process all required tax filings, pension reporting and W-2's
Some of the voluntary deductions offered to employees that the Payroll Department handles are:
- Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Program
- CCAO Deferred Compensation Program
- Minnesota Life
- AFLAC
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Health & Dependent Care
- Countryside YMCA
- Triangle Credit Union
- Union dues
- Disability Life Insurance
- PERS Payback
- United Way
- Cancer Insurance
The Accounting Department of the Auditor's Office is responsible for the processing of all non-payroll
obligations of the County and it's agencies. During 2017 a total of 30,683 general warrants and 21,437 direct deposits were paid
out. Some of the obligations of the Accounting Department include:
- Posting purchase orders, 6,451 transactions
- Maintaining vendor files, 616 new vendors created
- Posting Commissioner financial resolutions
- Process vouchers for payment, 63,534 transactions
- Monthly balancing with the County Treasurer
- Distribute Local Government, Revenue Assistance and Motor Vehicle Tax dollars
- Process all required tax filings for forms 1099
All payments received by County offices must first be recorded with the Accounting Department before
being accepted by the Treasurer for payment into the County Treasury. In 2017, 10,653 revenue pay-ins
were recorded for Warren County.