District Financial Services

District Financial Services (DFS) is an external services department responsible for processing the financial transactions of 33 K-12 school districts, five Community College districts, three Regional Occupational Programs districts, two Joint Powers Authorities, numerous charter schools, and San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. The department audits and processes commercial vendor payments, payroll, garnishments; taxes; CalPERS and CalSTRS retirement reporting; interfund transfers; journal entries, cash journal vouchers, deposits, public works, payments, reconciliation of cash, and other various transactions.

Approximately 750,000 payroll warrants and 250,000 commercial warrants are generated annually. DFS also maintains the county auditor-controller and treasurer databases for school districts and performs statutory examination and approval functions on behalf of both the county superintendent and the auditor-controller. The Director of District Financial Services is jointly responsible to both elected officials.