Georgia Cities · Municipal Finance
Two decades in the City of Griffin Finance Department — now serving as its Accounting Director — available to your city. Practical, audit-ready financial guidance from someone who has done the work.
About
Amanda Carmichael is a Certified Public Accountant and the Accounting Director for the City of Griffin, where she has worked in the Finance Department for more than two decades — stepping into the department's top accounting role in 2021.
An Auburn University Harbert College of Business graduate and a member of the Government Finance Officers Association, Amanda has prepared budgets, closed the books, survived audits, and answered to councils — not in theory, but in practice.
Services
ACFR preparation, GASB implementation, and financial statements your auditors — and your council — will understand.
Annual budgets, capital improvement plans, and long-range forecasts built on real municipal experience.
SPLOST administration, reporting, and compliance — plus grant financial management from award to closeout.
Pre-audit preparation, workpaper organization, and internal controls that stand up to scrutiny.
Practical control frameworks sized for small and mid-size city finance departments.
Bond compliance, continuing disclosure, and debt service planning.
Whether you need interim finance leadership, a second set of eyes before audit season, or help standing up better processes — start the conversation.
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Serving cities across Georgia.