Kimberly Williams, CPA, MPA, CPFO, CGFM

Kimberly Williams, a seasoned governmental accounting and financial reporting professional, serves as the deputy chief financial officer (CFO) for the Office of Financial Operations and Systems and controller for the Government of the District of Columbia. She has oversight and management responsibility for accounting operations and financial reporting on a District-wide basis, including maintenance of the District’s general ledger, preparation and issuance of the city’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), and the provision of a broad range of payroll- and retirement-related services. She advises financial staff across the city on properly accounting for and reporting unusual and often complex transactions and business events.

Prior to joining the District as deputy CFO in December 2021, Kim has served in various roles at Montgomery County, Maryland and the Town of Leesburg, Virginia. Ms. Williams also served as an auditor of state and local governments for many years at the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts and KPMG.

Williams is a CPA, CPFO and CGFM. She also holds a master's degree in public administration from George Mason University, Fairfax, Va., and a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from Radford University, Virginia.