The borough has a new finance director, whose job includes managing the books and scoring clean audit reports as the town’s economic growth picks up steam.
Rob Marshall officially stepped into the top financial role this summer, filling the vacancy left by Katie Hermanns. He brings experience to the position after serving as borough controller, a senior management role overseeing accounting operations, internal controls and financial reporting.
Marshall’s journey at City Hall began in 2020 as a clerk. He spent the next six years mastering municipal operations and preparing for the demands of leading the finance department.
“This job involves forecasting, analysis and lots of communication with other departments,” he said. “And then there’s the numbers side of things — the accounting aspect.”
Looking ahead, his immediate priority is helping to guide the community through the next annual financial audit with zero findings — improving on the last audit, which contained just one item to correct.
Another goal includes converting accounts payable — what the borough owes on its bills — to a completely paperless system to streamline operations and boost efficiency.
Beyond daily operations, a focus will be balancing the budget while preparing for the upcoming development projects on the borough’s work list — all without raising taxes.
“We’re looking at some serious growth in the near future, and we don’t want to raise any taxes,” he said.
“We would rather let the economic changes occur to increase our revenue.”
