Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable serves as a key financial operations liaison for the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District, supporting the agency’s procurement mission by ensuring accurate and timely disbursement of funds for contracted services critical to environmental infrastructure. While not a contracting officer, they play an essential role in post-award administration, verifying invoice compliance, validating deliverables, and facilitating payment processing for a diverse range of vendor contracts. Their work ensures fiscal accountability across operations tied to solid waste management, environmental monitoring, and regulatory compliance, acting as the final gatekeeper in the acquisition lifecycle before financial closeout. Contractor relationships are primarily transactional and compliance-driven, with Accounts Payable coordinating with vendors providing landfill operations, security services, water and sewer infrastructure construction, and IT support. They do not initiate solicitations but validate performance against contract terms, working closely with procurement and engineering teams to confirm that deliverables meet technical specifications before payment authorization. This role requires deep familiarity with contract clauses, service-level agreements, and federal/state reporting standards for environmental contractors. Accounts Payable’s processing patterns reflect a uniform preference for non-set-aside acquisitions, with 100% of payments processed under standard competitive procedures. There is no documented preference for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories, indicating that vendor selection is determined entirely by competitive bidding and technical merit rather than socioeconomic targeting. The agency’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 441110 (New Car Dealers), 562212 (Solid Waste Landfill), 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services), 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), and 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction). This reflects a technical domain expertise in environmental infrastructure, landfill gas management, site security, and digital systems supporting operational monitoring and regulatory reporting.