Laura Ham joined Northern’s Finance Department in 1999.

Laura is a Clemson University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and is a certified public accountant. She joined Northern after an 11-year career with Haas Diaz & Company auditing governmental and nonprofit clients, including Northern. Laura is an expert in Excel and Access, and conducts training sessions with fellow Staff in these areas. She compiles the almost 55,000 record tax roll into 150 different assessment rates.

• Develops and administers the annual Budget with Department Managers
• Coordinates and administers Northern’s assessments with Palm Beach County Information Systems Services Department, and Tax Collector’s and Property Appraiser’s offices
• Prepares monthly financial reports
• Prepares bank reconciliations and recording of cash transfers
• Records and reconciles monthly trust statement activity
• Responsible for payment of debt service on bond and note issues
• Monitors arbitrage calculations
• Member of Safety Committee
• 2010 Employee of the Year