Administration & Finance

Under the direction of Cynthia Gilliam, Administration & Finance provides financial and facilitites leadership to the Lone Star College System.

Administration & Finance includes:

Accounting

The LSCS Accounting Department is organized into two functional areas; Accounting and Student Accounts. 

Accounting
Responsible for all system accounting processes including maintaining the general ledger,  monthly financial reporting to the Board,  and preparing the Lone Star Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

Student Accounts
Responsible for supporting student financial activities.  This includes maintaining student accounts receivable, processing student refunds, handling payment issues and administering the student payment plans.

Business Support Services

Business Support Services (BSS) is comprised of Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, the P-Card programs (Procards and T&E cards) and the Travel and Expense process. The Business Support Services Department is organized into two functional areas; Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets and Purchasing.

Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets
Produces and distributes payments for system-wide disbursements and employee expense reimbursements, and accounts for fixed assets and construction in progress.

Purchasing
Conducts purchases in support of the mission of Lone Star College and is responsible for the System’s P-Card program.

Facilities & Construction

The Facilities Planning and Construction Department serves as the liaison with LSC campuses on all aspects of facilities maintenance and management, planning, construction projects. This office develops guidelines for renovation and modifications of existing facilities and represents the district during property acquisition, capital construction projects, and related issues.

The Treasury Department is responsible for the cash management, debt administration, investments, property tax management and budgeting for the system.