Accounts Payable Office is responsible for the payment of goods and services to suppliers as well as reimbursements to individuals for costs incurred as part of University business.

Vendor/Supplier Information

Forms and procedures for news and existing suppliers.

Invoice Vouchers

If competitive pricing does not apply, please review the criteria and instructions for invoice vouchers.

Employee Reimbursement Non-Travel

Reimbursement for University-related out-of-pocket expenses

Tax Exemptions for URI

Please see URI tax exemption status in other states for allowable and non-allowable states.

Invoices are processed for payment when received by Accounts Payable. Checks are issued according to the purchase order. The University payment terms are net 30 working days following the latest completion, acceptance or rendering of the properly authorized invoice. A current W9 or W8-BEN must be on file for the vendor to receive payment.

Vendor/Supplier invoices must be emailed to aprec@etal.uri.edu

In order to process payment, a receiving report must be sent to Accounts Payable as soon as the order has been completely fulfilled. Receiving reports are acknowledgments that the purchased item(s) has been received in good order.

The department is responsible to make sure authorized signatures on all forms comply with the authorized signatures on file in PeopleSoft. Incorrect signatures on forms will require us to send the forms back to the department.

Who Can Help Me?

Accounting and Accounts Payable

103 Carlotti Admin Bldg
75 Lower College Road
Phone: 401.874.7553
Accounts Payable Fax: 401.874.4163
General Accounting Fax: 401.874.4825

Assistant Controller for Accounting Operations	Kevin Caswell	401.874.4422
Manager – Accounts Payable	Kristen Scott	401.874.4423
Assistant Manager – Accounting Operations	Lori Johnson	401.874.4015
Senior Business Analyst – Payment Distribution	Andrea Portukalian	401.874.4438
Accounts Payable Staff
A, B, C, Internal Payments, Imprest Accounts	Shelley-Ann Palmer	401.874.4437
F-L, ISAM (CORE), Remi, Ricoh	Kelly Marquis	401.874.4440
M-O, AT&T, Cox, Kearsage, Ready Refresh, Qwest, Sprint, T-Mobile, Paterson Oil, Verizon	Linda Waltonen	401.874.4446
Q-U, Fisher Scientific, “University of…”	Pam Marion	401.874.4214
D, E, P, V-Z, WW Grainger	Julie Smallridge	401.874.2842
General Accounting Staff
Information Aide – Supplier Information	Lori Theriault	401.874.4797
Sr Word Processing Typist – Invoice Voucher information	Kathie Norris-Johnson	401.874.7553
Travel Staff
Business Analyst – Training & Athletic Travel	VACANT	401.874.6927
Traveler’s last name A – H	Tory Perrotta	401.874.4449
Traveler’s last name I – O	Dawn Yeaw	401.874.4545
Traveler’s last name P – Z	Susan Kilduff	401.874.9398