Meet the Finance Team

Office Email Addresses

Area	Email	Related Questions
Accounts Payable	acctspay@smith.edu	Missing payment, submit invoice
Cashier	cashier@smith.edu	Accounts and cash advances
Controller’s Office	controllersoffice@smith.edu	General questions
Operational Accounting	ctacct@smith.edu	Journal entries
Accounts Payable	invoices@smith.edu	Invoice submission
Staff and Faculty Payroll	payroll@smith.edu	Compensation
Student Employment	Studemp@smith.edu	Student employment
Purchasing	purchasing@smith.edu	PCard, Supplier, Contracts, Insurance
Purchasing	supplier@smith.edu	Supplier onboarding and changes
Purchasing	contracts@smith.edu	Contracts with Smith
Grants	grantsaccounting@smith.edu	Accounting questions/invoices/etc. on external grants
Grants	grants@smith.edu	To be used for all other questions and problems on external grants
Treasury	CO-Banking@smith.edu	General banking, credit card, and anticipated deposit/withdrawal inquiries. Sales and meal tax reporting
Budget	budget@smith.edu	Budget - role changes, costing allocations/PAAs, budget amendments, etc.
Accounts Receivable	acctsrev@smith.edu	Accounts receivable-related activity

Associate Vice President for Finance & Controller

Jillian McGrath
413-585-2200

Oversees the budget team, the accounting and financial operations teams, the procurement team, and the payroll and student employment team. Collectively, these teams ensure that financial operations are carried out accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with policy, providing dependable financial services and support to the entire Smith community.

Information Technology Support

Information Technology Support for Finance Team	Primary Area of Focus
Ella Lanser Senior Systems Administrator 413-585-2213 elanser@smith.edu	Provides Workday technical support to the Finance team and its stakeholders.

Financial Operations, Accounts Receivable

Financial Operations, Accounts Receivable Team	Primary Area of Focus
Brandon Reed Deputy Controller 413-585-3028 breed@smith.edu	Oversees the College’s financial operations for procurement, payables, and accounts receivable.
Donald Payson Senior Staff Accountant 413-585-2217 dpayson@smith.edu	Oversees Accounts Receivable. Responsible for generating invoices in Workday, working with departments that bill outside of Workday, collections, and recognition of student revenue.
Kate Jamieson Accounting Specialist 413-585-2226 kjamieson@smith.edu	Responsible for processing community journal entries, accounting adjustments, and departmental chargebacks.

Accounting, Tax, and Financial Reporting

Accounting, Tax, and Financial Reporting Team	Primary Area of Focus
Eric Pinsoneault Deputy Controller 413-585-3480 epinsoneault@smith.edu	Oversees accounting, external financial reporting, tax compliance, treasury management, and debt management.
Susanne Kiley Grants Specialist 413-585-5541 skiley@smith.edu	Oversees financial transactions for faculty research grants—both externally and internally funded grants and fellowships.
Nicole MacDougall Senior Financial Reporting & Compliance Accountant 413-585-2204 nmacdougall@smith.edu	Supports accounting, external financial reporting, and tax compliance. Responsible for unclaimed property and sales and meals tax compliance.

Employee and Student Payroll/Student Employment

Employee and Student Payroll/Student Employment Team	Primary Area of Focus
Bridget Boisvert Director of Payroll & Student Services 413-585-5575 bboisvert@smith.edu	Oversees payroll processing for faculty, staff, and student employees, and student employment operations.
Jillian McBride Sr. Payroll Specialist 413-585-4607 jmcbride@smith.edu	Responsible for the payroll processing for faculty, staff, and student employees.
Vanessa Perez Student Employment & Payroll Specialist 413-585-4401 vperez@smith.edu	Responsible for student employment and student payroll.

Budget

Budget Team	Primary Area of Focus
Christine Speek Senior Budget Director 413-585-2259 cspeek@smith.edu	Oversees the operating budget, restricted fund usage, and budget partnerships. Responsible for strategic multi-year financial planning & analysis for the college.
Josh Parad Senior Academic Budget Manager 413-585-3007 jparad@smith.edu	Senior Budget Manager for the Office of the Provost & Dean of the Faculty and the Office of Communications & Marketing.
Mackenzie Table Budget Manager 413-585-5560 mtable@smith.edu	Budget Manager for the Offices of Finance, Administration, and Campus Services and the School for Social Work. Oversees the Smith College position budget.
Heidi Andersen Finance Partner 413-585-4937 handersen@smith.edu	Finance Partner for the Office of the Dean of the College and the VP for Enrollment.
Todd Chiasson Budget Partner 413-585-2142 tchiasson@smith.edu	Budget Partner for Alumnae Relations & Development and Human Resources.
Veeka Stanton Budget Partner 413-585-6061 vstanton@smith.edu	Budget Partner for the Office of the VP for Equity & Inclusion, the Office of the VP & General Counsel, and the President’s Office & Board of Trustees.

Gift & Investment Accounting

Gift & Investment Accounting Team	Primary Area of Focus
Beth Bone Gift & Investment Accounting Manager 413-585-2228 ebone@smith.edu	Oversees the accounting for charitable contributions to the college; reconciles the endowment’s valuation; creates new Workday gifts; manages the Smith second mortgage program; fiscal agent to the Alumnae Association and the Smith Students’ Aid Society.
Sarah Fernandez Accounting Specialist 413-585-2244 sfernandez48@smith.edu	Reconciles charitable contributions to the college; coordinates bequests; records gifts in kind; fiscal agent to the student investment clubs.

Operational Accounting, Purchasing & Accounts Payable

Operational Accounting, Purchasing & Accounts Payable Team	Primary Area of Focus
Marge Dunehew Director of Procurement and Accounts Payable 413-585-4696 mdunehew@smith.edu	Oversees the procurement and accounts payable functions of the College—contracting, expense reports, invoices, P-Cards, purchase orders, supplier management, and risk management as it relates to procurement.
Sarah Fitzgerald Procurement Manager 413-585-7584 sfitzgerald@smith.edu	Responsible for the procurement function: contracts, certificates of insurance, expense reports, P-Cards, purchase orders, and supplier onboarding.
Christine Clark Payables Manager 413-585-2229 ceclark@smith.edu	Responsible for the accounts payable function, ensuring tax compliance; manages the 1099 process. Provides information about invoicing, accounts payable forms, and payment status.
Amy Ames Accounts Payable Specialist 413-585-2221 aames19@smith.edu	Responsible for entering supplier invoices and ad hoc payments into Workday.
Andrea Sandell Purchasing Assistant 413-585-4106 asandell@smith.edu	Responsible for entering suppliers into Workday.

Treasury & Capital Assets

Treasury & Capital Assets Team	Primary Area of Focus
Ana Sofia Semedo Treasury & Capital Assets Accounting Manager 413-585-2614 asemedo@smith.edu	Oversees capital assets accounting, including asset tracking, capitalization, depreciation, and compliance with institutional policies and accounting standards. Responsible for treasury operations.
Ula Cook Staff Accountant 413-585-2632 ucook@smith.edu	Oversees the student electronic payment function, ensuring secure, accurate, and efficient processing of electronic transactions. Responsible for the daily reconciliation of banking activity.
Xinh Spangler Cashier & Financial Operations Specialist 413-585-2415 xspangle@smith.edu	Responsible for the cashier function, including cash and check distribution and returns, semi-annual petty cash counts, customer and community support, and college utilities invoices.