Diane Nastri

Diane Nastri serves as Assistant Director of Accounting for the City of Syracuse’s Finance Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in overseeing fiscal compliance, internal control frameworks, and audit readiness initiatives. Her procurement responsibilities center on securing certified public accounting services to support municipal financial operations, ensuring adherence to state and federal accounting standards. She manages the acquisition of professional accounting expertise through competitive bidding processes, primarily engaging firms capable of delivering attestation, financial statement preparation, and compliance audit services. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission of fiscal integrity and transparent reporting by ensuring that financial management systems are maintained by qualified, independent professionals. Diane Nastri’s contracting patterns reflect a consistent reliance on firms holding certifications as Certified Public Accountants, with no preferred contractor relationships publicly identified. She engages with a broad pool of independent accounting practices and regional CPA firms that meet rigorous professional licensing and ethical standards. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical competence and regulatory alignment over vendor size or prior contract history, fostering a competitive environment grounded in professional qualification rather than preferential treatment. Nastri’s office maintains a 100% non-set-aside contracting posture, with no utilization of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic set-asides. This reflects a strategic prioritization of technical expertise and audit readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the agency’s need for certified public accounting services that meet stringent professional standards regardless of vendor classification. Her procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541211 — Offices of Certified Public Accountants — indicating a singular specialization in outsourced accounting and audit services. She procures services including financial statement audits, internal control assessments, governmental accounting advisory, and compliance reviews under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) guidelines, ensuring the city’s financial operations remain transparent, accurate, and audit-compliant.