General Accounts Payable Information
Do you need instructions on how to get reimbursed for your business-related travel? Need guidance about where to charge your business expenses? Have a question about how to process an invoice for payment? Contact Jennifer at x3929 or email accountspayable@necc.mass.edu.
Setting Up a New Vendor
Before a department conducts business with a new vendor, the following forms must be completed by the vendor and emailed to the Procurement Department procurement@necc.mass.edu.
- W-9
- New Vendor and EFT Form
- New Vendor and EFT Form Digital Version – in test mode, feedback to Beth Donovan encouraged
Workforce Participation
The Commonwealth of MA has set the following goals for workforce participation for minorities and women. The participation goals for a project shall be 15.3% for minorities and 6.9% for women. The Contractor shall strive to achieve on a project the labor workforce participation goals. Participation goals shall apply in each job category on a project.
- Weekly Certified Payroll Report (PDF)
- Weekly Certified Payroll Report (Excel)
- Statement of Compliance (PDF)
- Statement of Compliance (Word)
Processing an Invoice from a Vendor
All invoices should be emailed to Accounts Payable at accountspayable@necc.mass.edu. If a purchase order was previously issued for the goods/services and the goods/services have been received, please include the purchase order number and authorization to pay the invoice in your email. Please refer to the Procurement page if you have any questions regarding purchase orders.
If a purchase order was not issued, please include the payment authorization form in your email.
- Payment Authorization Form – Digital Version
Business Travel
It is the policy of the College to reimburse an employee for all reasonable expenses incurred while on official college business consistent with the applicable collective bargaining agreement or Human Resources personnel policies handbook, state and federal guidelines. Please review the Travel Policy for guidance regarding travel and associated reimbursements while on College business. PLEASE NOTE: An approved Travel Authorization form must be submitted in advance of all overnight travel.
- Travel Policy
- Travel Authorization Form – Digital Version (to be used for authorization for all overnight travel and for requests for travel advances)
- Travel Reimbursement Form Instructions – Updated August 2023
- Travel Reimbursement Form – For mileage incurred during the 2023 calendar year
- Travel Reimbursement Form – For mileage incurred Jan 1, 2024 or later
Note: This document requires Microsoft Office to use. If not installed, please use the NECC Service Desk Support System to request access to Microsoft Office 365 on your system.
Other Expense Reimbursements (Non-Travel Related)
All purchases must follow College procurement policies. In the event a College employee makes a purchase for the College using their own funds, only once deemed ordinary and necessary for official College business will the employee be reimbursed. As a tax-exempt institution, the College will not reimburse an employee for any taxes paid with their purchase.
Reimbursement requests for expenses not related to travel must be supported by scanned or original itemized receipts and submitted with the Employee Expense Reimbursement Form (Non-Travel). Online receipts are allowed.
Need to Transfer Funds between two Departments?
- In House (INHO) Transfer Form – Contact abeato@necc.mass.edu or smofid@necc.mass.edu with questions.
Hiring an Independent Contractor
See the Procurement page.
Policies
Deposits
Resources
- Index Chart of Accounts – Index numbers help the college identify the type of expense incurred and are used by the college for financial reporting and planning purposes.
- Vendor List – NECC vendor I.D. numbers purchase requisitions. Updated daily.