Governmental
Bowers is a trusted financial resource to our governmental partners.
We are heavily involved with serving local governmental organizations. Our integrity, communication, and excellence help these important partners find value and make better financial decisions that affect the lives of so many.
Bowers specializes in serving school districts and municipalities with many specialized financial services.
“Our accounting system and organization structure is complex, with many affiliated companies as well as multiple federal and state grant funding sources with various levels of compliance requirements. Liz Bush and the staff of Bowers are courteous, professional and make the auditing process as easy as possible, always completing the audit and tax returns in a timely manner. If questions arise outside of the audit season, Liz is always willing to help find answers, allowing us to focus our time and resources on the goals and mission of our organization.”
Sarah Millard, Fiscal Director - Neighbors of Watertown, Inc.
School Districts & Municipalities
Bowers has served New York State school districts and municipalities for more than 35 years. With increasing budget pressures, our specialized public sector audit team provides hands-on guidance on internal controls, accounting support, and fraud prevention. We partner with you on accounting and assurance services, financial statement audits, external and internal audits, justice court audits, compliance and operational audits, single audits under Uniform Guidance, agreed-upon procedures engagements, and forensic accounting and fraud examination.
Audit Services
We perform audits of financial statements which provide independent assurance to stakeholders that the financial statements are accurate and reliable.
Internal Controls
We help implement and maintain internal controls, which are procedures and policies designed to prevent fraud and ensure that financial transactions are accurate.
Compliance
Public sector organizations are subject to various state and federal laws and regulations related to finance and accounting; we help ensure compliance with these requirements.
Financial Management
We support budgeting, financial reporting, and single audit compliance, and provide guidance on financial policies and procedures to help keep statements accurate.
Single Audit
We perform federal grant compliance audits for your school district or municipality to help ensure you are meeting the requirements of the grant award.
Budgeting & Forecasting
We provide insights including financial planning and forecasting, cost analysis, benchmarking against peers, and reporting that supports better budgeting.
“Our school district has worked with Bowers for over two decades and I have had the privilege of working with them for the last thirteen years. The team’s attention to detail, professionalism, knowledgebase, and timeliness has always impressed us. We rely on their sound advice before, during, and after our yearly external audit. They are a true pleasure to work with!”
Jennifer L. Gaffney, Superintendent – Sackets Harbor Central School District
Get in touch with us.
We are here when you need us and even when you don’t. Our clients’ success is our success. Do you want to learn more about our team and how we can help you? Simply call or submit your information below to schedule a free consultation.
“The Town of Massena has utilized Bowers as its auditing firm for 28 years. In that time, there have been different sets of elected officials and bookkeepers and they all have felt confident recommending Bowers. Our Town encompasses many municipal owned layers including the highway department, airport, library, cultural center and museum and Bowers can pull it altogether into a nice professional audit. I have found Bowers to be responsive to our needs and requests, professional. Their staff members are approachable and able to respond to answer any questions that we might have. I would recommend Bowers to any municipality.”
Steve O’Shaughnessy, Massena Town Supervisor