Volusia County Council confirms new accounting director

by: Gary Davidson

Volusia County Neighborhood Facts

Keeping and checking Volusia County government’s economical transactions is a big position. A practically 13-calendar year veteran of county govt, Lynne Urice has been overseeing the occupation as the performing accounting director since March 2020. And now, she has landed the permanent posture.

On Tuesday, Might 4, the County Council unanimously confirmed County Supervisor George Recktenwald’s variety of Urice to suppose the director’s put up as head of the accounting division.

Urice began in the county’s paying for division in August 2008 and then transferred to the accounting division in November 2010, first as an accountant and then doing the job her way up to fiscal resource manager ahead of her advertising to assistant finance director in June 2016. Prior to coming to the county, she served as the paying for/offer coordinator for the Sanford Police Office and a procurement specialist for Seminole County. As accounting director, Urice brings abilities in planning monetary statements and basic ledger entries as well as specific knowledge in cash administration, accounts payable, accounts receivable, preset assets and payroll. She also is dependable for overseeing the setting up, organization and completion of the county’s extensive yearly economical report. Recktenwald cited Urice’s work on the yearly financial report as nicely as utilizing individual administrative accounting companies for the county’s constitutional officers as portion of the Amendment 10 transition in selecting her for the situation.

“Just some of the accomplishments of this past 12 months where we have truly, in the accounting division, have just knocked it out of the park,” Recktenwald explained. “An awesome volume of work’s been completed this calendar year, and Lynne is the person who introduced that to be.”

As director, Urice supervises 25 staff members — a staff members on which she heaped praise and recognition.

“Thank you to every single member of my accounting division for all the really hard function they do just about every working day to retain the office environment functioning easily,” said Urice during her confirmation. Urice also thanked county administration “for your guidance and self esteem in me.”

In congratulating Urice on her affirmation, County Chair Jeff Brower mentioned that staying endorsed for the work by Volusia County’s chief fiscal officer, Ryan Ossowki, was impactful.

“I have a good deal of respect for Ryan,” Brower reported. “And to know that he has any person that he has that significantly self-confidence in is great for Volusia County.”

A licensed governing administration finance officer considering the fact that 2015, Urice has a bachelor’s in organization administration/accounting from Saint Leo University.