Approving Expenses

After expenses have been saved and submitted, they will need to be approved by the person you have delegated these responsibilities to. By default, the Administrator has access to approve expenses, but you can assign these permissions individually.

Quick Summary of Step-by-Step Guide: 

1. Pending Expenses
2. Approving Expenses
3. Rejecting Expenses

In-Depth Step-by-Step Guide: 

1. Pending Expenses
   
   Accounts Payable is where you can see all expenses waiting to be approved or in Pending Approval status.  On the right of the expense, you will see an icon that will show Pending Review, Ready to Pay, Print Check, or On-Hold. By clicking on this icon you can view, make changes, and approve the expense. NOTE: If you don’t see an expense, go back to where you entered the expense ('Time & Expense', or your timesheet) and make sure that expense has been submitted.
   
   
   
   
2. Approving Expenses
   
   After an expense(s) have been reviewed, and everything looks good, click the blue Approve button. To change the status, click on the arrow on the right side of the icon and choose from the drop-down menu.  You also have the option of selecting multiple expenses and click on the Action icon on the top left corner.  this will give you the same options as above. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Rejecting Expenses - If for whatever reason you need to reject the expense, check the box on the left side of each box you want to reject, click on the green Action button, and select Reject.  After you have rejected the expene, a notification will pop up on the employee's dashboard where they can view your message and make the applicable changes.  The expense is now available to make changes and resubmit.
   
   
   
   

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