Office of Administrative Services

The Office of Administrative Services is responsible for overseeing internal operations of the Cabinet including cabinet budgeting, accounting, purchasing, property management, payroll administration and personnel management.

• Prepare Cabinet budget request.
• Prepare management budget reports.
• Advise Cabinet management on budgetary matters.
• Coordinate budget activity with the Office of the State Budget Director.

• Review, approve, and execute agency purchasing.
• Interpret statutes and regulations.
• Manage Cabinet accounts and properly account for expenditures and revenues.
• Undertake year-end closing for audits and financial reporting.
• Coordinate accounting and purchasing with Finance and Administration Cabinet.

• Manage agency leases—buildings, copiers, etc.
• Manage building issues.
• Manage moves.
• Coordinate property inventory and insurance.
• Manage keys, parking, proximity cards, and eMARS financial system security.
• Coordinate activity with the Department for Facilities Management.

• Manage Cabinet payroll.
• Manage Cabinet HR.
• Coordinate Cabinet employee benefits.
• Conduct employee orientation.
• Coordinate security access to HR Systems.

• Works with external auditors.
• Conducts internal audits.
• Reviews security  plans on new systems.
• Works with other departments on program and finance audit issues including system and software security.

Sonja Cox 
502-564-7430