Finance
Finance Office Staff:
Chief Financial Officer – Robert J Merlo x311 bmerlo@phillipsburgnj.org
Sr. Account Clerk – Brenda Papovich x308 bpapovich@phillipsburgnj.org
Assistant Municipal Treasurer – Shannon Quick x435 squick@phillipsburgnj.org
The Finance Department is responsible for handling all general financial matters of the Town. This includes assisting the Mayor 
with the preparation of the Town’s annual budget, preparing financial statements as required by the State of New Jersey and investments of all Town funds. Other activities include depositing all funds received by the Town from all departments, oversight of purchasing, accounts payable, payroll, managing the Town’s debt which includes issuing new and payment of existing, managing the Town’s capital plan, fixed asset (inventory) accounting, and various analyses of expenditures and revenues as requested by the Mayor or Town Council.
Town Bond Rating AA- with a stable outlook S&P 11/17/23
Town’s Annual Financial Statements
Attention Vendors
Effective September 1, 2004, New Jersey State Law requires that all business organizations (except non-profit) that do business with a local contracting agency be registered with the State and provide proof of that registration to the contracting agency. Proof of registration means a copy of the organizations’ BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE issued by the Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue.
For more details on this law, or to apply for or download a copy of your Business Registration Certificate, vendors can log onto:
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/busregcert.shtml
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