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ALERT! In observance of the holiday: County of Berks offices and buildings will close to the public from 12 PM, December 24, 2024, through December 25, 2024 (reopening 8 AM, December 26, 2024) and 12 PM, December 31, 2024, through January 1, 2025 (reopening 8 AM, January 2, 2025).

Please note – 24/7 operations at the county courthouse and services center will remain operational.

Office of the Controller

Office of the Controller

Mission Statement 

It is the goal of the Office of the Controller to strive to provide financial information on a timely basis, to continually improve the pre- and post-audit functions, to better use technology to increase productivity, to work collaboratively to improve County operating efficiencies, and to improve internal controls throughout County operations.

About the Controller  

The Controller supervises the fiscal affairs of the County. The office scrutinizes, audits and decides on all bills, claims, and demands whatsoever against the County; draws and certifies vouchers for all bills, claims, and demands against the County that meet the Controller's approval. The Controller's office also keeps registers of all vouchers drawn upon the County and a copy of each voucher. This department also has custody of all deeds, contracts, bonds, books, documents, and papers relating to the County's financial affairs. The department keeps a full and regular set of books of all the fiscal operations of the County; prescribes the form and manner of keeping the books and papers used by each of the officers of the County in connection with the fiscal affairs of the County. Other duties include classifying all financial transactions of the County; reporting on the financial conditions of the County; audits, settling and adjusting the accounts of all county officers; and auditing the minor judiciary, tax collectors, and miscellaneous accounts. 

News and Announcements

Departmental Operations
Electronic messages and access to Controller's Office

Team & Links

Management Team

Grazyna Nykiel, CGFM, CICA
Chief Deputy Controller
Angela R. Frantz
Administrative Assistant
Andrew Noll, CGFM, CFE
Manager of Financial Reporting and Accounting
Mary Stelmach, CPA
Senior Governmental Accountant - Team Lead
Kathryn Dietrich, CFE, CICA
Manager of Auditing



Information / Resources

Image of a budget sheet

Interested in our current or past budget information?

Images of financial charts and data

Interested in our current or past financial statements?

Person using a computer to lookup information

Have a request for open records? Visit the Comissioner's site to find out more information.